The head of the EPA is asking its science advisers to consult on a narrow piece of the EPA’s proposal to restrict what science it can use—a step critics say effectively undercuts a broader review by the experts.
The specificity of the request from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler has raised concerns among researchers and former EPA officials who say a science transparency proposal, released in April 2018, won’t get a full review from the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). That panel of outside experts reviews the quality of scientific and technical information the EPA uses in regulations.
Wheeler, in ...