The Agriculture Department’s integrity policy includes similar language saying that scientists shouldn’t make policy judgments. In a press release complaining about the measure on Monday, the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility described the provision against ...

We are waking up to the dangers of toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and the sources of these dangerous compounds. A recent alarming discovery: common pesticides, which are sprayed across our communities, farms, health care facilities, ...

Scientists Prohibited from Policy Recommendations in Presenting Research ...

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 ...

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 ...