New periodic table shows political interference in science-Union of Concern Scientist

The A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science

In recent years, scientists who work for and advise the federal government have seen their work manipulated, suppressed, distorted, while agencies have systematically limited public and policy maker access to critical scientific information. To document this abuse, the Union of Concerned Scientists has created the A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science.



From air pollution to Ground Zero, the A to Z Guide showcases dozens of examples of the misuse of science on issues like childhood lead poisoning, toxic mercury contamination, and endangered species.

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The United States government bears great responsibility for keeping our environment clean and Americans healthy and safe. And while science is rarely the only factor in public policy decisions, this input should be objective and impartial. See the site for more information.

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you.

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Figures.

The story is about the documentation of what the Bush administration has done
to attack the environment and science.


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Evidence of Political Interference
Examples of Political Interference in Science
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Below you will find the cases highlighted in The A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science, grouped alphabetically, by issue area, and by agency or department.


ALPHABETICALLY

A: Army Science Board
Ab: Abstinence Only Sex Education Science
Ac: Arms Control Advisory Panel
Ad: All-Terrain Vehicle Danger Report
Ae: Abstinence Only Sex Education Curriculum
Ai: Airborne Bacteria
Ap: Air Pollution Monitoring
Aq: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
At: Atrazine
Aw: Asbestos Safety Warning
B: Bull trout
Bc: Breast Cancer
Be: President's Council on Bioethics
Bt: Polar Bear Travel Restrictions
C: Can't Say Climate Change at Carbon Conference
Cg: Cattle Grazing
Ch: Censoring Climate Change Health Hazards
D: Distorting and Censoring Global Warming Documents
Da: NIH Drug Abuse Panel
Dr: EPA Draft Report on the Environment
E: Endangered Species Act
Ea: Southwestern Bald Eagle
Ec: Emergency Contraception
Eo: Executive Order 13422
F: Forest Management
Fb: Forest Brochure
Fe: Fuel Efficiency
Fi: NIH Fogarty International
Fp: Florida Panther
Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
Ft: FEMA Trailers
G: Endangered Species Genetics
Gw: Manipulation of Global Warming Science
H: HIV/AIDS Education
Hc: Hurricanes
Hg: Mercury
I: Selective Approval of Global Warming Media Interviews
Ia: International AIDS Conference
Id: IRIS Database
It: Aluminum Tubes in Iraq
J: James Hansen
K: Ketek
L: Libraries
Lb: Lead Testing of Children's Lunchboxes
Lp: Childhood Lead Poisoning Panel
M: Minders
Mi: Prescription Drugs Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Mm: Marbled Murrelet
Mr: Mountaintop Removal Mining
Ms: NASA Mission Statement
Nn: National Nuclear Security Administration Panel
Nr: Global Warming News Releases
Ns: Nerve Stimulator
O: Oil Extraction
Pb: Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Pd: Prairie Dogs
Pe: Pesticides
Pl: Post Disturbance Logging
Pm: Particulate Matter Pollution
Pp: Plywood Plant
Pr: OMB Peer Review
Ps: NASA Pilot Survey
Q: Air Quality Proposals
R: Red Frog
Rc: Roundtail Chub
Re: Reproductive Health Advisory Committee
Rp: Racial Profiling
S: Sage Grouse
Sa: Endangered Salmon
Se: Selenium
Sg: Surgeon General Muzzled
So: Sonar and Whales
Sp: Spotted Owl
Sq: Carbon Sequestration Pamphlet
St: Sexually Transmitted Disease Panel at CDC
T: Toxic Chemicals Release
Ts: Trumpeter Swans
Tr: Tabernaemontana rotensis (a plant)
V: Vetting of experts on WHO Panel
Vf: Voter Fraud
Vo: School Vouchers
Wb: Climate Change Informational Websites
Ws: Workplace Safety Panel
X: Vioxx
Z: Ground Zero


BY ISSUE AREA

Public Health

Ad: All-Terrain Vehicle Danger Report
Ch: Censoring Climate Change Health Hazards
Ft: FEMA Trailers
Aw: Asbestos Safety Warning
Lb: Lead Testing of Children's Lunchboxes
Sg: Surgeon General Muzzled
H: HIV/AIDS Education
Re: Reproductive Health Advisory Committee
Ab: Abstinence Only Sex Education Science
Be: President's Council on Bioethics
K: Ketek
Fi: NIH Fogarty International
V: Vetting of experts on WHO Panel
Ec: Emergency Contraception
Ws: Workplace Safety Panel
Bc: Breast Cancer
Ae: Abstinence Only Sex Education Curriculum
Lp: Childhood Lead Poisoning Panel
X: Vioxx
Mi: Prescription Drugs Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Ns: Nerve Stimulator
Ia: International AIDS Conference
Da: NIH Drug Abuse Panel
St: Sexually Transmitted Disease Panel at CDC

The Environment

Sp: Spotted Owl
Bt: Polar Bear Travel Restrictions
Ea: Southwestern Bald Eagle
B: Bull trout
C: Can't Say Climate Change at Carbon Conference
O: Oil Extraction
F: Forest Management
Pl: Post Disturbance Logging
S: Sage Grouse
R: Red Frog
Mm: Marbled Murrelet
Fe: Fuel Efficiency
Cg: Cattle Grazing
J: James Hansen
Mr: Mountaintop Removal Mining
E: Endangered Species Act
So: Sonar and Whales
Fp: Florida Panther
Fb: Forest Brochure
Pd: Prairie Dogs
G: Endangered Species Genetics
Hc: Hurricanes
Ts: Trumpeter Swans
Tr: Tabernaemontana rotensis (a plant)
Sa: Endangered Salmon
Rc: Roundtail Chub
I: Selective Approval of Global Warming Media Interviews
D: Distorting and Censoring Global Warming Documents
Dr: EPA Draft Report on the Environment
Gw: Manipulation of Global Warming Science
Sq: Carbon Sequestration Pamphlet
Ms: NASA Mission Statement
Wb: Climate Change Informational Websites
Nr: Global Warming News Releases
M: Minders

Pollution and Contamination

Id: IRIS Database
Pb: Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Se: Selenium
Hg: Mercury
Pp: Plywood Plant
L: Libraries
At: Atrazine
Pe: Pesticides
Pm: Particulate Matter Pollution
Aq: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Q: Air Quality Proposals
Ap: Air Pollution Monitoring
Ai: Airborne Bacteria
T: Toxic Chemicals Release
Z: Ground Zero

National Security and Others

Ps: NASA Pilot Survey
Eo: Executive Order 13422
Vf: Voter Fraud
Pr: OMB Peer Review
Ac: Arms Control Advisory Panel
Nn: National Nuclear Security Administration Panel
Vo: School Vouchers
A: Army Science Board
Rp: Racial Profiling
It: Aluminum Tubes in Iraq
Fs: UCS Federal Scientist Surveys



BY AGENCY

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Cg: Cattle Grazing
Pl: Post Disturbance Logging

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Ch: Censoring Climate Change Health Hazards
Ab: Abstinence Only Sex Education Science
Ae: Abstinence Only Sex Education Curriculum
Bc: Breast Cancer
H: HIV/AIDS Education
Lp: Childhood Lead Poisoning Panel
St: Sexually Transmitted Disease Panel at CDC

Climate Change Science Program (CCSP)

D: Distorting and Censoring Global Warming Documents
Gw: Manipulation of Global Warming Science

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Ad: All-Terrain Vehicle Danger Report
Lb: Lead Testing of Children's Lunchboxes

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Ai: Airborne Bacteria
F: Forest Management
Fb: Forest Brochure
Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
Sq: Carbon Sequestration Pamphlet

Department of Defense (DOD)

A: Army Science Board
Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
Id: IRIS Database
So: Sonar and Whales

Department of Education

Vo: School Vouchers

Department of Energy

Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
It: Aluminum Tubes in Iraq
Nn: National Nuclear Security Administration Panel

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Ia: International AIDS Conference
Mi: Prescription Drugs Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Sg: Surgeon General Muzzled
V: Vetting of experts on WHO Panel
Ws: Workplace Safety Panel

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Rp: Racial Profiling

Department of State

Ac: Arms Control Advisory Panel
Wb: Climate Change Informational Websites

Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Vf: Voter Fraud

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Ap: Air Pollution Monitoring
Aq: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
At: Atrazine
Aw: Asbestos Safety Warning
Dr: EPA Draft Report on the Environment
Fe: Fuel Efficiency
Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
Hg: Mercury
Id: IRIS Database
L: Libraries
Mr: Mountaintop Removal Mining
O: Oil Extraction
Pb: Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Pe: Pesticides
Pm: Particulate Matter Pollution
Pp: Plywood Plant
Q: Air Quality Proposals
Se: Selenium
T: Toxic Chemicals Release
Wb: Climate Change Informational Websites
Z: Ground Zero

Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)

Ft: FEMA Trailers

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

B: Bull trout
Bt: Polar Bear Travel Restrictions
E: Endangered Species Act
Ea: Southwestern Bald Eagle
Fp: Florida Panther
Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
G: Endangered Species Genetics
Mm: Marbled Murrelet
Mr: Mountaintop Removal Mining
Pd: Prairie Dogs
R: Red Frog
Rc: Roundtail Chub
S: Sage Grouse
Sp: Spotted Owl
Ts: Trumpeter Swans
Tr: Tabernaemontana rotensis (a plant)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Ec: Emergency Contraception
Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
K: Ketek
Ns: Nerve Stimulator
Re: Reproductive Health Advisory Committee
X: Vioxx



U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
Nr: Global Warming News Releases

National Institutes of Health (NIH)


Da: NIH Drug Abuse Panel
Fi: NIH Fogarty International

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
Ps: NASA Pilot Survey
J: James Hansen
M: Minders
Ms: NASA Mission Statement
Nr: Global Warming News Releases

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

C: Can't Say Climate Change at Carbon Conference
Fs: UCS Federal Scientists Surveys
Hc: Hurricanes
I: Selective Approval of Global Warming Media Interviews
M: Minders
Nr: Global Warming News Releases
Sa: Endangered Salmon

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)


Eo: Executive Order 13422
Id: IRIS Database
Pr: OMB Peer Review

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Aw: Asbestos Safety Warning

Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSM)

Mr: Mountaintop Removal Mining

President's Council on Bioethics

Be: President's Council on Bioethics


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