EPA to pursue final 'science transparency' rule in 2019 | TheHill

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Summary:

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to pursue next year a final version of its much-criticized rule that would restrict the scientific studies it can use to justify regulations.

In a Friday interview with The Hill, acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler dismissed the idea that the science transparency regulation was on the “back burner” since the administration recently listed it as a “long-term” regulatory action.

“It is not a back-burner issue. I feel strongly about that,” Wheeler said. “And we will move forward to finalize that next year.” ...

Wheeler rejected the main criticism from opponents of the rule, that it is meant to restrict the agency’s ability to regulate by putting out of reach large bodies of valuable science, such as many epidemiological studies that by their nature cannot be reproduced.

“I don’t think it’s designed to restrict what we use. It’s designed to get the information out to the public. The critics look at it as ‘oh, you’re trying to get rid of a lot of the studies, you’re trying to restrict what the agency can use.’ No,” he said. ...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who has sued the Trump administration’s EPA numerous times — frequently with success — said if the science rule moves forward, he’ll fight it...."

Link:

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/421479-epa-to-pursue-final-science-transparency-rule-in-2019

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Date tagged:

12/15/2018, 15:07

Date published:

12/15/2018, 10:07