I love the Union of Concerned Scientists. They've released a new report, plugged by Congressmen Henry Waxman (D-CA), that highlights how deep scientific censorship runs in the EPA.
The UCS surveyed 1,600 EPA scientists with some shocking results:
- Over 22% of these scientists reported that "selective or incomplete use of data to justify a specific regulatory outcome" occurred "frequently" or "occasionally" at EPA
- Over 500 EPA scientists knew of "many" or "some" cases "where EPA political appointees had inappropriately involved themselves in scientific decisions."
- Overall, 889 EPA scientists said they "personally experienced at least one incident of political interference during the past five years."
-Nearly half of the scientists said that EPA determinations "occasionally, seldom, or never make use of the best judgment of its scientific staff."
None of this is exactly news, or even terribly shocking. We've seen nonstop censorship of science within the Administration. And, that's exactly why we've been calling for EPA Administrator Johnson's resignation. If you haven't yet done so, please send Johnson an email and tell him it's time for him to step down.