The Minerals Management Service: Bad Science in the Name of Private Interests
Regulator MMS has an extensive history of suppressing science and underestimating environmental impacts in order to ensure the speedy approval of oil industry projects.
NOAA Officials Mischaracterize Report on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
NOAA officials sidelined scientists and misrepresented a report on the fate of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
DOI Failed to Protect Whales from Drilling Operations
The DOI issued hundreds of permits for oil drilling and seismic surveys without carrying out the scientific analyses required by law to assess the impact on marine mammals and endangered species.
DOI Ignored Dangers to Marine Mammals from Oil and Gas Operations
The DOI approved hundreds of oil drilling and seismic surveys operations in the Gulf of Mexico without carrying out the analyses required by law to assess the impact on marine mammals and endangered species.
Last Ditch Effort to Limit Science in Endangered Species Act Rescinded
The Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior announced in late April 2009 a decision to overturn the last minute Bush Endangered Species Act Section 7 rule.
Pressure Not to Diagnose PTSD at the U.S. Army and Department of Veterans Affairs
The U.S. Army and Department of Veterans Affairs allegedly pressured psychologists not to diagnose PTSD to free Army from providing long-term, expensive care for soldiers.
Restrictions on the Right to Publish at the EPA
Some EPA divisions have instituted policies that unduly restrict the expression of scientific opinion.
EPA Scientists Restricted From Presenting Findings at Conferences
Interviews with scientists show that in recent years, the EPA restricted its scientists from presenting their research at conferences, thereby impeding the communication and exchange of scientific information.
EPA Scientists Restricted from Speaking Freely with the Media
Information from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientists and EPA policies indicate that the EPA restricts its scientists from speaking freely to the media.
BLM Prevents Listing of Endangered Plant, Promotes Oil Shale Development in Its Habitat
BLM Prevents Listing of Endangered Plant, Promotes Oil Shale Development in Its Habitat.