Scientific Basis for Environmental Regulation
Public Disclosure and Federal Rulemaking and Advisory Activities
The scientific basis of regulation is a long-standing issue. In the 114 Congress, two bills have been referred for House floor consideration (H.R. 1029 and H.R. 1030) that would address the public disclosure and transparency of scientific and technical information used as the basis for environmental regulations and other related actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A bill addressing similar purposes has been introduced in the Senate (S. 543). Both H.R. 1029 and H.R. 1030 would amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (ERDDAA), as amended, to require public disclosure of scientific and technical information…
