NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2018/08/10
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2018-08-10 17:00.
National Center for Science Education
(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, NCSE offered its advice to the EPA and is seeking a part-time intern for the fall.
NCSE'S ADVICE TO THE EPA In a memorandum dated August 7, 2018, NCSE's executive director Ann Reid wrote to oppose the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule "Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science" and to urge the EPA to withdraw its proposal. The controversial rule is, as Naomi Oreskes (a member of NCSE's board of directors) explained in the journal Nature, widely seen as attempting to keep "high-quality evidence from being used to shape regulations, even if there are legitimate reasons, such as patient privacy, why some data cannot be made public." In NCSE's memorandum, Reid observed, "The proposed rule would not directly influence curriculum and instruction in the nation's public schools, but it would, if adopted, risk undercutting the hard work that science teachers do to give the next generation a clear understanding of how scientific evidence is properly used to guide sound public health and environmental quality decisions. The future citizens who will soon be responsible for making informed decisions about our environment deserve better." The comment period on the rule ends on August 16, 2018. For the memorandum (PDF), visit: https://ncse.com/files/NCSE-EPA.pdf For Naomi Oreskes's column in Nature, visit: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05207-9 And for information about the proposed rule, including the opportunity to comment, visit: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 HELP WANTED: PART-TIME FALL INTERN NCSE is seeking to hire a part-time fall intern to assist with the national launch of the Science Booster Club program. This is a unique opportunity for someone with a science background to learn about community organizing and science outreach. This is a temporary position based in Oakland, California, running from August to December 2018. Further information about duties, qualifications, salary, and the application process is available from NCSE's job page. For NCSE's job page, visit: https://ncse.com/about/jobs And for information about NCSE's Science Booster Club Program, visit: https://ncse.com/scienceboosterclubs Thanks for reading. And don't forget to visit NCSE's website -- http://ncse.com -- where you can always find the latest news on evolution and climate education and threats to them. -- Sincerely, Glenn Branch Deputy Director National Center for Science Education, Inc. 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Oakland CA 94612-2922 510-601-7203 fax 510-788-7971 branch@ncse.com https://ncse.com Check out NCSE's blog: https://ncse.com/blog Subscribe to NCSE's free weekly e-newsletter: https://groups.google.com/group/ncse-news NCSE is on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/evolution.ncse https://www.youtube.com/NatCen4ScienceEd https://twitter.com/ncse NCSE's work is supported by its members. Join today! https://ncse.com/join
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