The Dish: Friday Blog Roundup
A quick look at some of the policy-related stories making the rounds on the science and technology blogs.
Hill Heat glosses the past few tumultuous weeks for EPA administrator Stephen L. Johnson, who was hit with a tidal wave of criticism for denying California’s Clean Air Act waiver request and is now failing to cooperate with congressional investigations into the matter.
Ed Silverman at Pharmalot asks if publicly financed clinical trials would better protect the public and lower the cost of new drug testing.
Defense Tech reports that U.S. military officials are concerned about the national security threat of adversaries tapping into online mapping services like Google Maps to obtain vital intelligence.
Liz Borkowski at The Pump Handle offers a nuanced assessment of this week’s news about testing that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking-water supplies and the rationales for disclosing and not disclosing the information.
Respectful Insolence responds to the recent “Broken Pipeline” report on NIH funding problems by arguing that universities share a part of the blame for the troubles of young scientists.
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