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发帖数: 61690 | 1 The Trump administration plans to restrict the ability of scientists who get
Environmental Protection Agency grants to serve on the agency’s scientific
advisory committees.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt teased a new policy on the matter during an
event at the conservative Heritage Foundation on Tuesday, saying he’ll
issue a directive next week.
He did not say how restrictive the policy would be. But it has the potential
to greatly reduce the body of expert scientists who could serve on the
boards that advise Pruitt and the EPA on matters like policy and enforcement.
“Those individuals, as they’ve served in those capacities … they’ve
received monies through grants, and sometimes substantial monies through
grants,” Pruitt said.
“I think what’s most important at the agency is to have advisers,
scientific advisers, that are objective, independent-minded, providing
transparent recommendations to me as the administrator and to our office, on
decisions we’re making on the efficacy of rules that we’re passing to
address environmental issues,” he continued.
“If we have individuals who are on those boards receiving money from the
agency ... that to me causes question on the independence and the veracity
and the transparency of those recommendations that are coming our way.”
Pruitt said his directive next week will “fix that.” He compared it to his
Monday directive meant to crack down on settlements with environmental
groups who sue the agency over regulatory matters.
The directive on scientists who receive grants would come amid a shake-up of
the EPA advisory boards under Pruitt. | s*********y
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