October 2, 2012 at 04:30 PM
A new report by a nonpartisan roundtable -- including environmentalists and chemical industry officials -- outlines a consensus on steps agencies should take to bolster the integrity of agency scientific advisory panels, such as adopting measures to avoid bias by panel members and requiring public notice of all panel meetings. The recommendations crafted by the roundtable on behalf of the Keystone Center think tank come as House Republicans are pushing a bill that would aim to address long-running concerns by chemical makers and other sectors about alleged bias with the Environmental Protectio