Reasonable Worst Case (Repost)
- Archived: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:53:00 -0400 (EDT)
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:57:30 -0400 (EDT)
- From: Jonathan Garoutte <jgaroutte@des.state.nh.us>
- Subject: Reasonable Worst Case (Repost)
- X-topic: Outreach
>From Donna Reilly's "FOIA REQUESTS/HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT":
"The "POISON US FIRST ASK QUESTIONS LATER", "OOPS LETS PHASE IT OUT FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN TAKE IT OFF THE MARKET TOO MANY CANCERS AND NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE" AND WE DON'T WANT THE CHEMICAL COMPANIES TO HAVE ANY FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE PROCESS is certainly not the proper approach."
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In reply...
I think that most of these types of concerns could be best set aside if the EPA would implement a "reasonable worst case" policy when addressing ALL issues brought before them instead of the "if we don't have significant data then obviously nothing is too wrong" approach. I'm not sure that this can be addressed by this PIP.
A related area of concern noted in the PIP is that "Science-based decisions prompt application of the Agency's policy on peer review." While "peer review" is certainly important we need to be wary of a technocratic devaluation of the vast wealth that is available in public knowledge.
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