OSTP Slips Gag Rule into Model Scientific Integrity Policy
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PEER | January 30, 2023
Scientists Prohibited from Policy Recommendations in Presenting Research ...
Watchdog group says White House science integrity measure amounts to a ‘gag rule’
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In a press release complaining about the measure on Monday, the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility described the provision against policy judgments as a “gag rule.” Jeff Ruch, the group’s Pacific director, said that restricting federal scientists from commenting ...
No One Is Happy With the Federal Grazing Program
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PEER | January 29, 2023
So what are the problems, and what needs to change? For starters, the current cattle program is deeply under-resourced, said Chandra Rosenthal in a video interview with Gizmodo. Rosenthal is the head of the Rocky Mountain office of the nonprofit group Public Employees for Environmental ...
Ban on pesticides with PFAS feeds concern about unintended impacts
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PEER | January 27, 2023
Environmental advocates like the Conservation Law Foundation and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility are urging Maine to go even further, calling on the Board of Pesticides Control to conduct independent PFAS tests on all registered pesticides rather than relying on ...
Advocates Seek Ban On Bloom Fertilizer Over Forever Chemicals Concerns
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“These very, very high levels are likely to be transported into food and drinking water,” says Monica Mercola, staff counsel with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The other groups involved in the testing are the Montgomery Countryside Alliance and the Sugarloaf ...