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ACT Reading 2.5 Natural Science Passage. Which of the following is not a criticism leveled at ATSDR by the Committee on Investigations and Oversight?
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Congressional subcommittees. Aw, man, some people get to have all the fun.
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Which of the following is NOT a criticism leveled at ATSDR by the Committee on Investigations and Oversight?
- 00:39
For this question, we have to figure out the one thing that the passage doesn't accuse the ATSDR of doing.
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We'll check out answer (B) first.
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Unfortunately, the author does claim that the ATSDR ignores the concerns of people in
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the community it serves.
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We can nix this one.
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The passage also claims that choice (D) is true, and it specifically points a finger
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at the ATSDR for pointing a finger at Dr. Chris De Rosa who pointed a finger at them.
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Since the passage also claims that this is true, we can take (D) out of the running.
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Maybe (A) will be our guy,
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Nah, not a chance. The author goes off about how the ATSDR's science just isn't good
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enough.
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We don't have to give (A) another thought.
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The passage agrees with choice (C), when it specifically states that the Committee is
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not suggesting the ATSDR exaggerates or invents potential environmental risks.
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Hey, way to go, ATSDR. At least you did something right.
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