Let's concede that politics is going to trump science on this issue, and that labelling is inevitable.
Experts say the published science on this issue does not merit such panic, at least not yet.
Due in part to the public attention we brought to the science of this issue, the Environmental Protection Agency banned Alar as a probable carcinogen, Uniroyal discontinued its sale in this country and the Clinton administration changed the law on toxicity tolerances.
One blogger has posted her intended letter to Science on this issue.
They "shouldn't," Stern answered, noting that "the fundamental science of this issue is quite clear".
It is argued that media sensationalism, and in many instances conflation of the science around this issue, has served to undermine good-will and engagement from farmers.
I evaluate the extent to which the two presidential nominees and the two runner-ups' views are justified based on the most recent natural, physical, and social science on this issue.
Sure, some of the people following this situation are engineers, and they may well be interested in the details of the testing methodologies, or specifics of lab results; but most people are average consumers with no interest whatsoever in the science of this issue.
