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> In recent days, whistle-blowers have alleged in the Intercept that the E.P.A. office in charge of reviewing toxic chemicals tampered with the assessments of d
by threatofrain 5y ago
> In recent days, whistle-blowers have alleged in the Intercept that the E.P.A. office in charge of reviewing toxic chemicals tampered with the assessments of dozens of chemicals to make them appear safer. [1]
> E.P.A. scientists evaluating new chemicals “are the last line of defense between harmful — even deadly — chemicals and their introduction into U.S. commerce, and this line of defense is struggling to maintain its integrity,” the whistle-blowers said in their disclosure, which was released by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a Maryland-based nonprofit group.
[1]: https://theintercept.com/2021/07/02/epa-chemical-safety-corruption-whistleblowers/ https://theintercept.com/2021/07/02/epa-chemical-safety-corr...
- tanderson92 5y agoClassic NYT burying other publications' beating them to the story.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 5y agoThey actually mention the intercept and link to their article. That's more than 9\d% of publications usually do, so I believe they deserve nothing but praise. The article is also extremely detailed and includes lots of original material. I stopped counting at around two dozen different people the reporters called for this article. First reporting a story doesn't create any moral or legal ownership of the facts. Otherwise, it'd be impossible for any but the largest publications to survive. And it's even more asinine to complain about a publication putting in the effort to go further and deeper as they do in this case.
- tanderson92 5y agoYou have it completely backwards. NY Times is notorious in journalism for forgetting to mention others' articles or putting them towards the very end of the article.