EPA spokeswoman, formerly American Chemistry Council spox, slams NYT for "writing elitist clickbait"

[highplainsdem]

Detail from an NYT story, found via a tweet from Gizmodo's Maddie Stone

Link to tweet

This is an incredible way to respond to reporters. The EPA is apparently done trying to maintain appearances https://nyti.ms/2gW4h6S

which was retweeted by Politico's Eric Geller, then by the NYT's Maggie Haberman.

NYT story:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/us/trump-epa-chemicals-regulations.html

The E.P.A.’s new leadership also pressed agency scientists to re-evaluate a plan to ban certain uses of two dangerous chemicals that have caused dozens of deaths or severe health problems: methylene chloride, which is found in paint strippers, and trichloroethylene, which removes grease from metals and is used in dry cleaning.

“It was extremely disturbing to me,” Ms. Hamnett said of the order she received to reverse the proposed pesticide ban. “The industry met with E.P.A. political appointees. And then I was asked to change the agency’s stand.”

The E.P.A. and Dr. Beck declined repeated requests to comment that included detailed lists of questions.

“No matter how much information we give you, you would never write a fair piece,” Liz Bowman, a spokeswoman for the E.P.A., said in an email. “The only thing inappropriate and biased is your continued fixation on writing elitist clickbait trying to attack qualified professionals committed to serving their country.”

Before joining the E.P.A., Ms. Bowman was a spokeswoman for the American Chemistry Council.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

1. Everything is upside down in GOP World.

I think the fancy words are "psychological projection".

[procon]

2. That "information" must translate to mean an industry written white paper, yeah? nt