Brian Joondeph’s Appointment to Air Pollution Advisory Board Draws Pushback
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Brian Joondeph's appointment to an Air Pollution Advisory Board is drawing pushback due to his lack of peer-reviewed research.
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Brian Joondeph, a Colorado-based ophthalmologist and political commentator, faces opposition over his appointment to an Air Pollution Advisory Board despite having no published peer-reviewed research on air pollution science.
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