EPA's Response to the Petitions to Reconsider the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act Page: 2

                                
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3.0      Process Issues Raised by Petitioners............................................................................................5
3.1      Approaches and Processes Used to Develop the Scientific Support for the
F in d in g s............................................................................................................................5
3.1.1     O verview   ..............................................................................................................5
3.1.2    Issues Regarding Consideration of the CRU                E-mails ..........................................6
3.1.3 Assessment of Issues Raised in Public Comments and Re-Raised in
Petitions for Reconsideration ......................................    ...................................7
3.1.4     Sum  m  ary  ............................................................................................................19
3.2      Response to Claims That the Assessments by the USGCRP and NRC Are Not
Separate and Independent Assessments .........................................................................20
3.2.1     O verview   ............................................................................................................20
3.2.2    EPA's Response to Petitioners' Arguments .....................................................21
3.2.3     Sum  m  ary  ............................................................................................................ 27
3.3      Issues Concerning the Integrity of Peer-Reviewed Literature .......................................27
3.3.1     O verview   ............................................................................................................27
3.3.2    Allegations Regarding Reviews of Manuscripts................................................28
3.3.3    Allegations Regarding Journal Publication Practices........................................35
3.3.4    Allegations Regarding Efforts to Remove Editors and Boycott Journals..........48
3.3.5    Allegations Regarding Objectivity of the Peer-Reviewed Literature ...........55
3.3.6    Allegations of Intimidating Scientists and Those With Dissenting Views........66
3.3.7     Sum  m  ary  ............................................................................................................ 75
3.4      Issues Concerning Freedom            of Information Act Requests ............................................76
3.4.1     O verview   ............................................................................................................76
3.4.2    Allegations of Withholding Key Data and Information ....................................77
3.4.3 Allegations of Improper Conduct With Regard to UK FOI and U.S. FOIA
L aw  s  ...................................................................................................................93
3.4.3.1 General Allegations ...............................................................................93
3.4.3.2 Specific FOI Request Regarding the IPCC's Fourth Assessment
R ep ort................................................................................................... 102
3.4.3.3 Allegations of Improperly Influencing University FOIA                    Officials ......109
3.4 .4    Sum  m  ary .........................................................................................................110
R eferen  ces ............................................................................................................................................1 12