Re: Getting real -- Release the Raw Data!

[Rich Puchalsky <rpuchalsky@att.net>]

Dan Kahl wrote:
>While I empathize with your (and the public) need for quick raw 
>data, I also recognize that earlier in this discussion the 
>topic centered on trusting the EPA and their data. It seems to 
>me that early release of data before presentation in context 
>and with explanation of the possible interpretations of the 
>data, that the use of quick, raw data out of context could 
>quickly destroy the credibility of the agency. 

I see - so the way to preserve public trust in EPA is not to let
people know how bad the data is?  Well, that's been tried.