Washington, Oct. 5 -- Congressman Scott Franklin issued the following press release:
Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18), Chairman of the House Science Committee's Environment Subcommittee, today introduced the Establishing Gold Standard Science Act, legislation to strengthen transparency, accountability and scientific integrity in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) scientific advisory process.
"Americans should be able to trust that science informing federal policy is based on sound research, not politics or predetermined outcomes," said Congressman Scott Franklin. "That means research should be transparent, independently verifiable and repeatable, with conflicts of interest disclosed and the full weight of the available evidence conside...