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EPA Plans Modifications to Controversial Transparency Proposal
The changes would further restrict which scientific findings can be used in drafting regulations.
EPA Plans Modifications to Controversial Transparency Proposal
EPA Plans Modifications to Controversial Transparency Proposal

The changes would further restrict which scientific findings can be used in drafting regulations.

The changes would further restrict which scientific findings can be used in drafting regulations.

Scott Pruitt

EPA Postpones Decision on Rule to Restrict Scientific Input
Jef Akst | Oct 19, 2018 | 2 min read
It will be more than a year before the agency institutes or rejects the controversial changes proposed by former EPA head Scott Pruitt.
EPA Stalls Release of Carcinogen Report
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 9, 2018 | 1 min read
An investigation by Politico finds the agency has been sitting on an assessment of formaldehyde’s cancer risks for a year and a half.
Pressure Mounts for EPA’s Scott Pruitt to Quit
Catherine Offord | Jun 14, 2018 | 2 min read
Republicans and conservative media outlets are turning on the agency administrator as allegations of ethical misconduct and excessive spending pile up.
EPA Seeks to Restrict the Science Used in Policymaking
Kerry Grens | Apr 23, 2018 | 2 min read
Republican politicians have been trying to limit data to only those publicly available, but opponents say that would neglect private, yet important, information.
Scott Pruitt’s Questionable Practices Exposed
Kerry Grens | Apr 3, 2018 | 2 min read
The EPA administrator had a sweet rental deal from a DC lobbyist, took pricey flights, and engineered whopping pay raises for aides.
EPA’s Scott Pruitt Doesn’t Buy Evolution
Kerry Grens | Mar 4, 2018 | 1 min read
In audio files from 2005, the future Administrator of the EPA said there’s a lack of “sufficient scientific facts” to back the theory.
2017 in Quotes
Catherine Offord | Dec 28, 2017 | 3 min read
Gender discrimination, Brexit, and climate change are among the issues that have received considerable attention from the scientific community this year.
The Year in Science Policy
Kerry Grens | Dec 15, 2017 | 3 min read
How a new administration in the U.S. affected scientists around the world throughout 2017
EPA Requires Political Approval of Grants
Aggie Mika | Sep 6, 2017 | 2 min read
An aide to President Donald Trump has final say over grants at the Environmental Protection Agency and has nixed close to $2 million of the agency’s awards.
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