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Deregulation and the Assault on Science and the Environment
Jonathan M Samet1, Thomas A Burke2
1Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA;
Annual Review of Public Health
|January 7, 2020
Summary
Environmental quality significantly impacts public health, yet science-based regulations are increasingly undermined. This study examines the politicization of environmental science and its impact on public health policies.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Public Health Policy
- Science Communication
Background:
- Environmental quality is a key determinant of population health and well-being.
- Scientific evidence is crucial for environmental laws and addressing pollution-related diseases in the United States.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the shift from science-based policy to belief-driven decision-making.
- To document efforts to disconnect environmental regulation from scientific evidence.
- To highlight the impact on public health protection.
Main Methods:
- Review of policy shifts and their impact on scientific evidence.
- Analysis of the process of translating research into policy.
- Identification of specific examples of undermining science-based regulations.
Main Results:
- A trend exists to move away from scientific reasoning towards belief-based actions in environmental policy.
- Specific mechanisms have been employed to separate regulation from science.
- Science-based regulations aimed at protecting public health are being dismantled.
Conclusions:
- The integrity of science-based environmental policy is under threat.
- Efforts to sideline scientific evidence in regulation have significant public health implications.
- Resources are available to understand the scale of challenges to scientific evidence in policy.
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