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Why The OMB Proposal to Change Financial Assistance Matters for the Future of American Science
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently proposed a sweeping revision to the government-wide framework governing federal financial assistance. Much of the discussion surrounding...
Why EPA’s independent chemical hazard and toxicity assessment program matters – and what’s changing
A quiet but important change is underway at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that could reshape how chemical risks are evaluated in the United...
Concerns Raised About Scientific Independence in EPA Chemical Advisory Committee Appointments
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) plays a critical role in reviewing the scientific basis of chemical risk evaluations under...
Comment Submitted to EPA on Proposed Ethylene Oxide Rule
On May 1, 2026, Dr. H. Christopher Frey submitted a public comment to the U.S. EPA (Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2019–0178) regarding its proposed reconsideration of National Emission...
Comment Submitted to EPA Highlights Concerns Over Cancer Toxicity Findings in Formaldehyde Assessment
Dr. H. Christopher Frey, former U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator of Research and Development, submitted a formal public comment on February 2, 2026 to the U.S....
Request for Correction: U.S. Department of Energy Climate Working Group Report
The EPA’s proposal to rescind the greenhouse gas endangerment finding is based in part on a new Department of Energy report written by five people, named as...
EPA’s Proposal to Eliminate Its Office of Research and Development Will Affect You
[Updated 5/2/26] This blog is a one-stop shop related to the elimination of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development and its...
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...