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EPA’s Scientists Report Widespread Political Interference

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· Story link More than half of the Environmental Protection Agency scientists who responded to a survey from the Union…

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More than half of the Environmental Protection Agency scientists who responded to a survey from the Union of Concerned Scientists said they had personally experienced political interference in their work. The interference ranged from being directed to alter or exclude information in studies to the selective use of data in justifications accompanying regulatory decisions. (4/24/08)

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