On the recordJanuary 13, 2009
The Union of Concerned Scientists pointing out systematic interference with EPA scientists, 60 percent of them indicating that they had been interfered with in their work for political purposes.
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Whitehouse cites concerns about political interference affecting EPA scientists' work.
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