EPA chief Gina McCarthy has a warning to a “small but vocal group of critics” who challenge the EPA’s science: “we’re coming for you.”
“Those critics conjure up claims of ‘EPA secret science’— but it’s not really about EPA science or secrets. It’s about challenging the credibility of world renowned scientists and institutions like Harvard University and the American Cancer Society,” McCarthy stated.
Rep. Sen. David Vitter (LA) and Rep. Lamar Smith (TX) have been pressing the EPA to release their ‘scientific’ data, which McCarthy promised to do, but so far has failed to live up the that promise. Now she is on the attack.
“EPA’s leadership is willfully ignoring the big picture and defending EPA’s practices of using science that is, in fact, secret due to the refusal of the Agency to share the underlying data with Congress and the American public,” said Vitter.
“We’re not asking, and we’ve never asked, for personal health information, and it is inexcusable for EPA to justify billions of dollars of economically significant regulations on science that is kept hidden from independent reanalysis and congressional oversight,” Vitter added.
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy has issued a warning to Republicans who continue to question the integrity of the agency’s scientific data: we’re coming for you.
McCarthy told an audience at the National Academy of Sciences on Monday morning the agency will go after a “small but vocal group of critics” arguing the EPA is using “secret science” to push costly clean air regulations.
“Those critics conjure up claims of ‘EPA secret science’— but it’s not really about EPA science or secrets. It’s about challenging the credibility of world renowned scientists and institutions like Harvard University and the American Cancer Society,” McCarthy said, according to Politico.
“It’s about claiming that research is secret if researchers protect confidential personal health data from those who are not qualified to analyze it — and won’t agree to protect it,” she added. “If EPA is being accused of ‘secret science’ because we rely on real scientists to conduct research, and independent scientists to peer review it, and scientists who’ve spent a lifetime studying the science to reproduce it — then so be it.”
Republicans Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana and Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas have led the charge on pressing the EPA to make publicly available the scientific data behind its clean air regulations. McCarthy promised she would make such data publicly available during her confirmation process last year. Now her refusal to cough up the data has angered Republicans.
Shut your trap woman..You are not going to do anything..Your power is very limited..Im waiting for the wrath of God to hit this Nation…You and Washington D.C. do not know what foolishness you spew..As for me i will serve the Lord..Therein lies all power and control..Praise God for Salvation through Jesus Christ…
The EPA, destroying ALL credibility in the name of politics.
This bitch better worry about her job because as soon as Obama is gone so will she or is this one a transvestite too.
Dbag, you’re not scary. Soon you and all your cohorts will be banished
the EPA can kiss my ass
This is the truth & i’m telling you,People–we have got to put an end to this evil c**p that’s going on,before it’s too late!!!!
Where oh where are the senate and house to rein in this out of control outfit. Just who the hell does she think she is.
$#%&!@*ing bitch
To use the power of the state to silence your vocal opposition… What does this sound like… is this american? They feel the constitution is no matter important… I argued this 50 years ago, and now it coming true. Now may the mercy of the Lord be with what, whomever is left. We are surrendered….
That’s because they’re lying