EPA Taking Public Comment on Draft Policy to Strengthen Scientific Integrity

Released on January 29, 2024

On January 24, EPA released draft updates to its Scientific Integrity policy for public comment. The updates would include adopting a new Federal definition of scientific integrity and improving the culture of scientific integrity at the Agency. EPA developed the updated policy in response to the 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking.

The draft policy is built on the Office of Science and Technology Policy A Framework for Federal Scientific Integrity Policy and Practice, the lessons EPA has learned from over 10 years of implementing its Scientific Integrity Program, and results from past EPA scientific integrity surveys.

EPA will accept public comments on the draft policy in docket EPA-HQ-ORD-2023-0240 at www.regulations.gov through February 23, 2024.

Visit the Scientific Integrity Website to learn more about scientific integrity at EPA.

Read the policy and submit a comment.