EPA Appoints New Scientific Integrity Official
Washington, DC –
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has appointed Dr.
Francesca Grifo as the agency’s new scientific integrity official. Dr.
Grifo’s responsibilities in her new role include coordinating and
carrying out EPA’s scientific integrity policy and chairing a standing EPA scientific integrity committee.
“Science
is, and continues, to be the backbone of this agency and the integrity
of our science is central to the identity and credibility of our work,”
said Gina McCarthy, administrator for EPA. “Dr.
Grifo brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to EPA that will help
continue our work to implement the agency’s scientific integrity policy.”
Dr.
Francesca Grifo has many years of experience in scientific research,
academia, and science policy. She comes to EPA from the Union of
Concerned Scientists and has devoted her career to strengthening
scientific integrity in the government.
EPA’s
mission to protect human health and the environment depends upon the
integrity of science. It is the agency’s key responsibility to conduct,
utilize, and communicate scientific information with the highest degree
of integrity, and transparency to the American public.
For more information: http://www.epa.gov/research/
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