According to what was reported by the Environmental Protection Agency, to stop publishing research papers

According to a foot report Washington PostThe scientists in the Environmental Protection Office were requested by the “political appointed” to stop working in studies that were directed to publishing, because they will now undergo “a new review process.” According to what was reported, the employees were granted the instructions received at the City Council meeting this week. The only exempt papers are those that “scientific journals had already restored evidence – the last step in the academic publishing process”, reports Washington PostThat spoke with two agency staff. Among other things, the role of the water office is to ensure the safety of drinking water.

It is the latest in a series of changes in the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration, and raises more concerns about public health. In May, the agency announced Plans to decline restrictions For some Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “Chemicals Forever”, which was set by the Biden Administration, saying that it will only remain the most common boundaries of the two, PFOA and PFOS. In July Displaying thousands of employees She announced that it would close the Scientific Research Office. In the same month, Environmental Protection Agency suggested Canceling some criteria for greenhouse gas emissions, and only last week A plan announced To get rid of the program to report greenhouse gases, which requires some of the country’s largest pollutants to report their emissions.

After the latest requests, employees of the water office with which they spoke Washington Post He said they were not given a reason to provide scientific magazines about the reason for stopping the papers, and no details were shared about the new review process. “This represents millions of dollars in research, it is likely to be stopped now,” one of the employees told the post.