Epa Proposal To Limit Science Studies Draws Opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers joined scores of scientists, health and environmental officials and environmental activists Tuesday in denouncing an industry-backed proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency that could limit dramatically what kind of science the agency considers in making regulations. A public hearing at EPA headquarters on the rule, introduced by then-administrator Scott Pruitt before his resignation this month amid ethics scandals, drew opponents and a much smaller number of industry and trade groups backing it. If adopted by the EPA and the Trump administration, the rule would allow an EPA administrator to reject study results in making decisions about pollutants and other health risks if the underlying research data is not made public because of patient privacy concerns.Read more on NewsOK.com

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