Late last week, the EPA announced its intention to get rid of its Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) and bury its functions deep down in another agency office. This move will significantly diminish efforts to coordinate and standardize the way that EPA does science. The administrator will have significantly less access to scientific advice at normal times and during times of crisis. And it will be easier for agency leaders to sideline and politicize science. Read more >

The EPA Disbanded Its Office of Science Advisor. Here’s Why That Matters.
Michael Halpern, Deputy director, Center for Science & Democracy
October 2, 2018 11:56 AM EDT