Kyla Bennett, director of policy at the organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), who filed the complaints on behalf of the scientists, said the problems flagged by the scientists have continued under the Biden Administration.
PEER says the affected EPA scientists are chemistry doctorate Sarah Gallagher, medicinal chemistry doctorate Martin Phillips, and biochemistry/molecular biology doctorate William Irwin.
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“The Inspector General’s findings point to ongoing scientific integrity problems in EPA that directly endanger public health,” Bennett said.
“Many of the problems the IG identified in EPA’s chemicals division under the Trump administration continue unabated today, despite the Biden Administration’s tweaks to the program.”
