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No Proven Case of Water Contamination?
We have all heard the oft-repeated statement from proponents of unconventional oil and gas development that “hydraulic fracturing does not cause water contamination.” It has come up in relation to...
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West Virginia Scientists to EPA, CDC: Allow Your Scientists to Speak
UPDATE: See responses below from CDC and EPA officials. This morning, two dozen West Virginia scientists wrote to the CDC and EPA to urge the two agencies to give more freedom to their scientists to...
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Alabama Scientists Drive 900 Miles to Fill Information Gaps in West Virginia...
In the early morning hours of January 16th, environmental engineering assistant professor Andrew Whelton and his research team left their University of South Alabama laboratory and drove 873 miles...
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Is EPA Excessively Restricting Access to its Science Advisory Board Members?
UCS learned recently that at a closed-door meeting of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) on July 24, the EPA put forward a new memorandum from EPA Chief of Staff Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming that seems to...
View ArticleUpdate: EPA Will Review Troublesome Communications Policy for Independent...
Last week, UCS joined other science and journalism organizations in a letter to the EPA expressing concern about how a new policy might limit the ability of independent scientists who advise the agency...
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EPA Relaxes the Leash on Independent Science Advisors
The EPA has taken steps to reaffirm the free speech rights of independent scientists who advise the agency, backing away from a memorandum that invited criticism from science and journalism groups late...
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The Science Community Must Fight Attacks on Science-Based Regulations
It is easy in the day-to-day work of science to miss the struggle now being waged in Washington over the role science plays in crafting health and safety protections for America. But that struggle is...
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How Congress Just Improved Transparency: FOIA Reform
Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. But this year, it’s extra special. This July 4th marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Freedom of Information Act, also known as FOIA. The...
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How Pruitt Listens: Removing Clean Power Plan Web Resources Undermines Public...
On Monday, Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced his long awaited formal proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the defining regulation in President Barack...
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