Energy and Environment

How the EPA ends up using potentially fraudulent data

By Kelly Cohen
Published May 29, 2014 5:28pm ET
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How the EPA ends up using potentially fraudulent data
Due to out-of-date policies, potentially fraudulent data found in EPA laboratories may be passed along to staff for various types of usage, a new agency inspector general report found. (Thinkstock) | tadamichi

The Environmental Protection Agency may be using bad data for decisions — and the consequences are far-reaching.

Due to out-of-date policies, potentially fraudulent data found in EPA laboratories may be passed along to staff for various types of usage, a new agency inspector general report found.

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