The House Science committee will be holding a hearing tomorrow to talk about the status of the government’s advisory committees, which is extremely timely considering the Trump administration is attempting to get rid of them altogether.
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Drilling Down on the Attempted Takedown of the Government’s Advisory Committees
Genna Reed, Lead science and policy analyst
July 15, 2019 4:00 PM EDT
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Uncharted Territory: The EPA’s Science Advisors Just Called Out Administrator Wheeler
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy
April 12, 2019 11:16 AM EDT
Yesterday the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) published a letter to Administrator Andrew Wheeler and acknowledged the group has inadequate expertise to conduct an essential review of the health impacts of particulate matter and ozone. We are now in uncharted territory and the EPA is in a tough position. Here are some key highlights from the letter and their implications. Read more >
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Three Things EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Doesn’t Understand About Ambient Air Pollution Standards
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy
April 11, 2019 9:49 AM EDT
Last week, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler talked to Congress. Members had questions about his recent changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards updates for particulate matter and ozone. Wheeler’s comments last week and earlier make clear that he either doesn’t understand or isn’t being honest about how the EPA is proceeding as it sets health-protective air pollution standards. Here’s the reality around three points that Administrator Wheeler isn’t clear on.
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Five Takeaways from the EPA Meeting on Particulate Pollution
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy
March 29, 2019 2:48 PM EDT
Yesterday, the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) had a teleconference to discuss their recommendations to the administration on the agency’s assessment of the science on particulate matter (PM) and health. The meeting continued the ongoing push and pull between the EPA, its science advisors, and the committee chair Dr. Tony Cox.
Taking Science Out of Air Pollution Protections
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy
March 25, 2019 2:52 PM EDT
You and I enjoy cleaner air thanks to air pollution standards based on science. But now that could change. Last week, science advisors to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drafted a letter criticizing the agency’s use of science to set ambient air pollutant standards. This is the latest development in the EPA’s process to update the health protective standards for particulate matter and ozone—the two air pollutants most responsible for early death and sickness in this country. Read more >
