Critics: Secret science rule will spur 'public health crisis'

摘要

A doctor yesterday took time out from treating COVID-19 patients to publicly warn that EPA's controversial"transparency" proposal would quash critical public health research, including studies on the potentially fatalrespiratory disease.The Stanford Children's Health doctor, Lisa Patel, expressed serious concern that EPA's "StrengtheningTransparency in Regulatory Science" rule would bar the agency from using the latest scientific research on airpollution and disinfectants amid rapidly evolving public health crises."EPA would create its own public health crisis with this rule which substantially limits science used to keep ourchildren healthy," Patel said near the end of an all-day virtual hearing.