EPA hesitant to embrace NACEPT's 'citizen science' push

Members of EPA's National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) say they are facing reluctance from the agency in their push for greater use of “citizen science,” or the conduct of scientific research by non-governmental entities, as the panel moves toward issuing a second report on the issue. On a teleconference call Feb. 28 to discuss their draft report on “moving from information to action” in adoption of citizen science, several NACEPT panelists expressed a desire to toughen...