Joint statement on EPA proposed rule and public availability of data

We are writing in response to a proposed rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a 24 April 2018 press release (1). The release reads, “The rule will ensure that the regulatory science underlying Agency actions is fully transparent, and that underlying scientific information is publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation.” Data sharing is a feature that contributes to the robustness of published scientific results. Many peer-reviewed … [↵][1]1To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: jberg{at}aaas.org. [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1