“Since day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has restored scientific integrity as the cornerstone of its work to protect public health and the environment, including reinstating key whistleblower protections that empower employees to share their own, differing scientific opinions,” the spokesperson said.
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, disagreed with the characterization.
“Things under the Trump administration were horrific,” Bennett said, but, she added, “all of these same issues are occurring under the Biden administration — both the retaliation and the underlying scientific issues.”
“Things have not gotten a lot better,” she added. “They’ve gotten a little better, but not a lot better.”
The report comes after complaints filed on behalf of the scientists by Bennett’s organization.