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DAUBERT DECISION APPLIED TO GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS
Citation:
Brilis, G M. DAUBERT DECISION APPLIED TO GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS. Presented at EPA 21st Annual Conference on Managing Quality Systems, Phoenix, AZ, April 7-12, 2002.
Impact/Purpose:
The overall objective of this task is to provide the Agency with improved science guidance and strategies for more effective science management and administration.
Description:
Protection of the environment is, in part, dependent on the quality of data used in decision making. Whether the decisions are part of the scientific process or relate to application of the laws governing people and their living conditions, good quality data are required/needed by two disciplines with distinct differences. This presentation examines some differences between science and the law, provides a brief history of science in law, discusses the effects of law on science, compares U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) guidance and U.S. Supreme Court credible science criteria, and speculates on the future use of science data by the courts.