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Roundup: Biden Administration Revamps Procedures for Reviewing Regulations

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. Advocates for scientific integrity commented on new draft scientific integrity policies. Early in 2023, OMB collected public comments on two draft initiatives as part of the modernization process.

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Roundup: EPA Releases Several Rules and a Draft Scientific Integrity Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. In the first quarter of 2024, EPA released a draft scientific integrity policy and several rules aimed at limiting people’s exposure to hazardous substances.

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Roundup: A New Scientific Integrity Framework and Overstretched EPA Staff

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. In the first quarter of 2023, the Biden administration released a framework to help agencies strengthen their scientific integrity policies; several organizations praised it while also noting areas for improvement.

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Roundup: Problematic COVID-19 Metrics and a Toxic Science Workplace 

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. During the first quarter of 2022, CDC changed the metrics it uses to calculate county COVID-19 levels, resulting in a lagging indicator that’s unlikely to prevent future surges and has led to states dropping mask mandates. As the U.S.

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Roundup: Congress Acts on Clean Energy But Has Much More to Do

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weakened guidance for preventing COVID-19 transmission while EPA proposed new rules to protect communities from hazardous chemicals. Both of these bills are now with the Senate. EPA decision.

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Roundup: Supreme Court Problems and a New Scientific Integrity Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its own scientific integrity policy, and the Biden administration took steps to make the regulatory process more inclusive.

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Roundup: Supreme Court Problems and a New Scientific Integrity Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its own scientific integrity policy, and the Biden administration took steps to make the regulatory process more inclusive.