IG Official Touts EPA Scientific Integrity Chief's Power To Protect Research

摘要

A top official in EPA's inspector general's (IG) office is touting the power of the agency's scientific integrity official to protect against any threats to the quality of the data, after several House Democrats wrote to EPA and other agencies' IGs urging them to ensure they meet "high standards" of scientific integrity and independence. "There has been some discussion, we have heard about concerns about pressure on scientists and whether the agency can uphold its scientific integrity ethics," said Carolyn Copper, assistant IG for program evaluation, in a March 6 interview with Inside EPA.