Milloy did the right thing. Its against the law for EPA to do this. Someone should go to jail.
There is nothing illegal about doing research on human subjects. All of the proper procedures were followed. No human subject was harmed.
Steven Milloy’s lawsuit is for pure political circus. He seems to be making a statement about the discrepancy between the EPA’s declaration that exposure to particulates is “lethal” (it is not; it *may* marginally increase the likelihood of death of a person with respiratory illness) and that they consider such exposure so benign that they fund human studies on it.
Many people would say that the EPA is going too far with air pollution standards, and the particulate standards is one area. Do you really want the EPA to ban fireplaces and barbecues, which are a couple of sources of particulates? Because that’s what people like Lisa Jackson want when they testify how “lethal” these particles are.
While I agree with the statement Milloy seems to make here, I do not agree with his methods. He’s a good blog writer. He should have stuck with writing a blog highlighting how the EPA grossly exaggerates dangers to increase their regulatory power, while their own policies show they don’t consider these risks significant.