EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.

By Sharon Lerner, ProPublicas

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More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations.

During President Donald Trump's administration, they said, their managers at the Environmental Protection Agency began pressuring them to make new chemicals they were vetting seem safer than they really were. They were encouraged to delete evidence of chemicals' harms, including cancer, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports - and in some cases, they said, ...