Comment Re:The all-or-nothing fallacy (Score 1) 355
it's a lot simpler for them to quote studies as basis of their policies than to create original research that they never terll anyone about.
however, it makes pork barreling much harder. if they want to protect something or ban something then they need to quote why it's bad.
I don't understand what the fuss is about though, like, isn't this how you would expect EPA to be set up in the first place? like let's say they ban one kind of a plastic and give green light to another kind of plastic, wouldn't the public have the right to know why they think the other is harmful and the other is not? if they don't tell, then it's exactly for this reason why USA is full of conspiracy idiots, creationists etc...