EPA Moves to Ensure Science Is ‘Fully Protected,’ Grifo Says

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s scientific integrity officer said work is underway shore up professionalism and restore public trust after discovering recent practice violations.A team is gathering best practices and analyzing instances when scientific integrity policies haven’t been followed or enforced, the officer, Francesca Grifo, said at a meeting Tuesday. Theeffort will lead to a report and framework that will aid agencies in updating their own policies, she said.“We want to see the scientific integrity policy fully implemented, and we want to see people at the agency to be fully protected from retaliation, retribution, reprisal,” Grifo said.