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Mike Levin: “In the 1994 report of the National Academy of Sciences--that report entitled ``Science and Judgment in Risk…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1995
In the 1994 report of the National Academy of Sciences--that report entitled ``Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment''--they made a number of specific recommendations to the EPA where they might improve policies, practices, and methods of risk assessment, but also concluded the following: EPA's approach to assessing risks is fundamentally sound, despite often-heard criticisms.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing the National Academy of Sciences report on EPA risk assessment during Senate debate.

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