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EPA’s plan to decimate its Office of Research and Development (ORD)—which includes the IRIS program—would undermine public health and environmental protections. ORD’s science assessments form the foundation for limits on toxic air pollution & other safeguards. UCS statement: act.ucsusa.org/42HfK1E

May 2, 2025, 8:38 PM

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