EPA Nominee Jackson Advocates Science Over Politics at Confirmation Hearing
Articles — By forcechange on January 14, 2009 11:16 am
In a rebuke to the outgoing administration’s tendency to sometimes push a political agenda at the detriment of science, Lisa Jackson, the nominee to head the EPA, stated in her prepared remarks today:
“Science must be the backbone of what EPA does… If I am confirmed, I will administer with science as my guide. I understand the laws leave room for policy-makers to make policy judgments. But if I am confirmed, political appointees will not compromise the integrity of EPA’s technical experts to advance particular regulatory outcomes.”
The Bush administration has been criticized for pushing its political agenda too strongly in many of its agencies, including the EPA and NASA.
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