Sound Science in the Implementation of Public Policy

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THROUGHOUT the past several decades, and especially in recent years, science has played an increasingly important role in the development and implementation of public policy. The primary reasons for this are (1) the numerous, often dramatic, technological developments that have markedly transformed modern American society and (2) the need for scientific evaluations to aid in the understanding of the ramifications of such technologies. As future technological advances are made we can expect that the role of science in the formulation of public policy—especially in the areas of public health, health care services, and environmental issues—will become even more important. The marriage of science and public policy has not always been a perfect union. California's Proposition 65, officially known as The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, brought with it the potential for problems in this regard. The implementation of Proposition 65 has enabled solutions to those same

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