Mr. James Fitzmaurice:

There is probably not as great a chance of loss in a specialist organisation that deals with one element. In its purest sense, the RPII's primary function is to protect people from the environment and the EPA's primary function is to protect the environment from people. While both organisations deal with the environment, they come from diametrically opposed viewpoints. It is possible that there could be a conflict of interest on the scientific end within the organisation.