wow
more:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/22/air-boards-shame-staff-never-revealed-internal-sca/
and you thought cali had enough problems lol
On Dec. 12, 2008, the California Air Resources Board unanimously approved groundbreaking new rules governing diesel emissions. Members rejected complaints from the trucking industry about their heavy cost and from some academics who said CARB grossly exaggerated the health risk posed by the emissions.
Soon afterward, a Union-Tribune editorial writer confirmed allegations that Hien T. Tran ā the lead scientist and coordinator of the study used to justify the stringent new diesel regulations ā had lied about holding a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of California Davis. Instead, it turned out, Tran had a mail-order Ph.D. sent to him from a āuniversityā based at a mailbox at a UPS office in New York City ā and that senior air board officials knew this before the Dec. 12 vote.
Incredibly enough, air board Chairwoman Mary Nichols has pretended this is a minor problem. Instead of suspending the diesel rules until the research they were based on was thoroughly investigated by an independent outside group, board officials never revealed Tranās deceit to the public. This editorial page and The Bakersfield Californian have provided the only print media coverage since the scandal broke.
Tran wasnāt even fired, just demoted.
This is not how a reputable government agency should behave. This is shameful. And at long last, someone with authority within the air board has finally figured this out.
more:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/22/air-boards-shame-staff-never-revealed-internal-sca/
and you thought cali had enough problems lol
