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Common Sense makes startling appearance in Washington!
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration plans to require federal agencies to submit for scientific peer review all significant research done in preparation for issuing new regulations and other actions. The Office of Management and Budget is expected to announce the move Friday. It represents a major victory for the administration’s business allies, who have raised concerns about the science underlying agency actions on issues such as workplace ergonomics and second-hand smoke.

But already Thursday, the move was stirring concerns among some self-styled consumer advocates worried that it could raise significant hurdles for forthcoming rules on a variety of issues such as pesticide exposure and terrorist threats at chemical plants. But we activists don’t take science courses -- this is UNFAIR!


Posted by: Norman Rogers 2003-08-29
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=18111