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Open the agency's science to public scrutiny

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, chapter 13, p. 438. Written by Mandy M. Gunasekara.

Open the agency's science to public scrutiny

The document says “shouldWho acts: EPAHow: internal managementp. 438 in the PDF
What the document says

“EPA should embrace so-called citizen science and deputize the public to subject the agency’s science to greater scrutiny”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 438

The chapter names data analysis, identification of scientific flaws and research misconduct as the areas where it wants greater public scrutiny. It contrasts this with what it calls scaremongering risk communications and enforcement activities. The chapter separately lists making all supporting studies public and open to comment among its principles.

What the document actually says

“EPA should embrace so-called citizen science and deputize the public to subject the agency’s science to greater scrutiny”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 438
That sentence, in plain words

Let the public check the agency's science. Ask them to look for mistakes.

What this is about

The EPA uses science to set rules. The book says the public should be able to check it. It wants people to look for errors.

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