Subcommittee Examines Politicization of EPA's Science and What it Means for Jobs and the Economy
10.06.2011
WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing to examine the objectivity and credibility of the Environmental Protection Agency's chemical risk program, the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
The IRIS assessment program and its database were created in 1985 to assist EPA in policy decisions and its ability to protect Americans from dangerous chemical exposures. While risk assessment remains critical to public health protection, the integrity of the IRIS program has been...