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Cow Sense: The Bush Administration's Broken Record on Mad Cow Disease 04/06/2006

The Bush administration has failed the public time and time again on mad cow disease, putting corporate special interests above the public interest.

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Administration Ignores Scientific Evidence and Pushes Forward with Mountaintop Removal 11/15/2005
A long-anticipated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the mountaintop mining waste disposal process ignores scientific evidence in order to validate the waste disposal method preferred by industry and the administration. Read More

Nanotech, Genetically Modified Crop News Spotlights Regulatory Gaps 11/01/2005
New evidence of long-term persistence of genetically modified crops and new concerns about gaps in monitoring of nanotechnology underscore the risks from failing to embed the Precautionary Principle in regulatory policy. Read More

Administration Continues to Suppress, Weaken Science 10/18/2004
In three separate cases in the past month, agency scientists have claimed that government agency officials have suppressed or softened their scientific findings, allowing policies harmful to public health and the environment to be carried out despite scientific evidence of their potential harm. Read More

House Committee, Journals Call for More Clinical Trial Data 09/21/2004
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee blasted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week for urging drug companies to withhold information on the efficacy of antidepressants used on children. The controversy comes just as patient advocacy groups, the American Medical Association, and a dozen medical journal editors are calling on pharmaceutical companies to register their clinical trials in order to meet increasing public demand for information on the effectiveness and safety of drugs. Read More

Details Emerge on Data Rejected in Morning-after Pill Decision 06/28/2004
Internal FDA memos reported by the Washington Post last week show senior scientists at the FDA disagreed sharply with the agency's decision last month to bar the Plan B morning-after pill from over-the-counter sales. Read More

Leading Scientists Say Bush Administration Suppresses, Distorts Facts 02/23/2004
More than 60 distinguished scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, blasted the Bush administration last week for suppressing and distorting scientific information that does not support its predetermined agenda. Read More

Lawmakers Accuse USDA of Misleading Public on Mad Cow 02/23/2004
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) understated the risks of mad cow disease and misled the public, according to a bipartisan investigation by the House Government Reform Committee. Read More

EPA Gags Regional Staff on Perchlorate 02/09/2004
EPA has prevented regional offices from speaking to congressional staff about perchlorate contamination. Perchlorate is found in rocket fuel and has contaminated drinking water near Department of Defense (DoD) sites in at least 22 states. Read More

Whistleblower Says OSHA Blocked Testing of Inspectors Exposed to Toxic Metal 10/20/2003
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has refused to provide blood tests to 500 current and former inspectors who may have been exposed to beryllium, a highly toxic metal, despite recommendations from scientific and medical staff, according to an agency regional administrator. Read More

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