In a stunning statement, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said, “We are firing all members of the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Science Advisory Board immediately. In a stunning statement, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said: “We are immediately dismissing all members of the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Science Advisory Board. Regan said the purpose of the action was to “reset” the advisory panel. The two committees have been advising the EPA on the science behind its regulations.
In addition, the EPA will “reverse” many of the agency’s directives and policies issued during the Trump administration. In a letter to Reagan yesterday, Republican lawmakers denounced the move as “unprecedented” and “undermines the credibility of the National Environmental Protection Agency and its advisory committees.
James Comer, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee from Kentucky, said the move was “unprecedented. James Comer (R-Texas) and Rep. The fact that members of the Science Advisory Board were fired mid-term in the first months of the new administration demonstrates the ubiquity of a deeply troubling partisan political agenda,” the letter reads.
John. John Graham is the former director of the National Environmental Protection Agency. He highlighted the “excellent service” provided by the members of the Trump-appointed Science Advisory Board. These contributions include: addressing “scientific flaws” in the previous administration’s plans to weaken fuel economy standards and water pollution limits; limiting the type of science the NEPA can use in its policy making; and revising how to calculate the benefits of reducing air pollution, among other things.
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