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EPA dismisses science advisers |
The Trump administration this week dismissed members of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and Science Advisory Board. |
"A decision has been made to reset the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and reestablish its current membership," then-acting administrator James Payne said in a Tuesday evening email that was obtained by The Hill on Thursday. (The Senate confirmed Lee Zeldin to be EPA administrator on Wednesday.) "This action emphasizes the importance of SAB and CASAC to EPA's mission of protecting human health and the environment," Payne added. He said that the EPA would "update" the advisory committees to make sure that the agency "receives scientific advice consistent with its legal obligations to advance our core mission." He added that a request for nominations to the two science committees would be announced in the weeks ahead. Asked about the email, an EPA spokesperson similarly described it as a "reset." The spokesperson accused the Biden administration of "politicization" of the advisory boards and said the move was being made to reverse it. During President Trump's first term, his first EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, dismissed 12 SAB members in 2017. His successor, Andrew Wheeler, appointed eight replacement members the following year. President Biden's EPA chief, Michael Regan, dismissed several Trump appointees to the boards. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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Trump said that he would decide Thursday night whether to include oil among the items subject to tariffs. |
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The devastation wrought by wildfires, such as the recent blazes in Los Angeles, may extend beyond physical and financial loss by disrupting people’s sense of attachment to their communities, a new study has found. |
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Senate Republicans advanced the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office as Democrats boycotted the meeting to protest the administration's recent efforts to freeze large swaths of federal funding. |
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, sat through his second Senate confirmation hearing in as many days on Thursday, with his chances of being confirmed appearing less certain by the end. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Senate is expected to vote tonight on whether to confirm Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department.
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back after President Trump criticized the Biden administration and diversity initiatives in the aftermath of a deadly midair collision outside Washington, D.C. Read more |
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