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FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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May 19, 2017

Mr. Arthur Elkins, Jr.

Inspector General

Environmental Protection Agency

Of?ce of Inspector General

1200 Avenue, NW. (2410T)
Washington, DC 20460

Dear Mr. Elkins:

Thank you for your public service. I have deep concerns with the Environmental Protection
Agency?s registration review of the pesticide a potentially harmful chemical to
humans. California recently declared a carcinogen. Monsanto manufactures
Roundup, which has as its active ingredient. There are reports that an EPA employee
may have colluded with Monsanto to conduct a biased review of I respectfully
request that you conduct an investigation into whether there was misconduct between the EPA
and Monsanto related to review of 

Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California is presently hearing a case related to
the liability of Monsanto regarding Roundup. On March 13, 2017, Judge Chhabria denied
Monsanto?s request to seal documents related to the review of and the work of
EPA of?cial Jess Rowland. According to a subsequent New York Times article, the unsealed
documents revealed that Monsanto was responsible for ghostwriting academic research on
Further, they showed that Rowland had assured Monsanto that the Department of
Health and Human Services would not conduct a pesticide review of 

If these accounts are true, I believe they raise serious concerns about the legitimacy of the
registration review. As such, I urge you to conduct an investigation. Some questions
that need to be addressed include the following:

. Are there any communications between EPA of?cials and Monsanto that show any
potential wrongdoing on the part of EPA or Monsanto employees?

. Is there any evidence that registration review of was biased, unfair, or
lacking in scienti?c rigor?

. Did an EPA official state or suggest that EPA would prevent any review of by
the Department of Health and Human Services?

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. What efforts, if any, are being taken to ensure the integrity of current 
registration review?

. What is the current status of the registration review?

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,

WWL:

Ted W. Lieu
Member of Congress