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Looking at EPA’s IRIS: The Manufactured Toxic Toxicity Controversy that Shouldn’t Be
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program develops human health toxicity assessments of chemicals released into the environment by a wide...
EPA’s Research Office is “a unique national asset”, according to former leaders spanning four decades
On Earth Day, April 22, 2025, six former assistant administrators of EPA’s Office of Research and Development sent a letter to members of the Senate...
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
On April 7, 2025, Dr. Chris Frey published a news and analysis piece via The Conversation that explains what “best available science” means in the...
Peeking Behind the Invisible Curtain of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program
[Updated 3/26/25] If you read some media, you’d think that EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program is a massive failure. The IRIS program is...
EPA’s Proposal to Eliminate Its Office of Research and Development Will Affect You
[Updated 6/30/25] This blog is a one-stop shop related to the political proposal to eliminate EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Added on 6/30/25: EPA...
Frey Message to Federal Employees
This message was originally posted on LinkedIn in late February of 2025. To my friends and colleagues at EPA/ORD, EPA broadly, and the federal family:...
Frey Shares with CNN Importance of Best Available Science at U.S. EPA
On January 28, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was dismissing all of the members of its Science Advisory Board (SAB) and...
Frey Perspectives on EPA Achievements in Science During the Biden Administration
EM Magazine of the Air & Waste Management Association published a highlight of developments in science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during Chris Frey’s...
White House Releases Sustainable Chemistry Strategic Plan
On Thursday, December 20, 2024, Dr. Chris Frey of North Carolina State University attended the White House Sustainable Chemistry Strategic Plan Launch Event, held at...
Frey Interviewed in Politico Pro Podcast About Federal Science Across Recent Administrations
In a podcast released on December 17, 2024, POLITICO Energy host Alex Guillén sits down for an extended interview with Chris Frey, who led EPA’s...