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SHHHH鈥� A bill passed in the House of Representatives in Washington DC last week will either bust open the cosy cartel of science policy-makers at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or dash government efforts to keep us safe from polluters 鈥� depending on your view.
The , pushed through by the Republicans and supported by industry groups, would prevent the EPA from issuing regulations on the basis of information that has not been made public 鈥� 鈥渟ecret science鈥�. But this would effectively dilute the EPA鈥檚 power by limiting the research it can draw on.
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鈥淭he US Congress is carrying out a sneak attack on science,鈥� says , of the Union of Concerned 女生小视频s in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 鈥淭he science community should be up in arms about these actions 鈥� but so should anyone who cares about using the best science to make good public policy.鈥�
The bill will need President Obama鈥檚 approval, though. His office this month that he to veto it because the bill could 鈥渋mpede EPA鈥檚 reliance on the best available science鈥�.
This article appeared in print under the headline 鈥淪ecret science鈥�
