EPA Continues to Screen All Interviews with Scientists

[Angry Girl]

Now can someone please explain to me how these policies don't have facism written all over them? *sigh*

EPA CONTINUES TO SCREEN ALL INTERVIEWS WITH SCIENTISTS — EPA Will Not Match “Open Science” Policies Adopted at NASA and NOAA

Washington, DC —Despite growing concerns about political interference with science, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring prior headquarters approval for all communications by its scientists with the media, according to an agency email released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). EPA’s stance of screening all press interviews is at variance with recent pronouncements of scientific openness by two of its sister agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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And, in case, you forgot about this from back in October 2005:

POLITICAL SCREENING FOR ALL PARK SERVICE MANAGERS — Mid-Level Managers Picked for Fealty to “the President’s Management Agenda”

Washington, DC — The National Park Service has started using a political loyalty test for picking all its top civil service positions, according to an agency directive released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Under the new order, all mid-level managers and above must also be approved by a Bush administration political appointee.

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[pmbryant]

1. Thanks for posting this

I've written more about this, as well as screening of scientists by the NOAA and NASA, at my blog. NASA is apparently trying to fix the problem. NOAA claims they are, though I have my suspicions. But the EPA isn't even pretending to change.

--Peter