Scientists fear Scott Pruitt’s new EPA rule will hurt health-related regulations

In regulating air and water pollution in the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leans on scientific studies to guide the writing of regulations. The agency is still relying on landmark studies, such as one conducted by Harvard University in 1993, that established the link between air pollution and premature deaths, in order to justify air pollution rules. 

However, in a move claimed to make the agency more “transparent,” embattled EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced on Tuesday a proposal to prevent the use of studies that don’t make their underlying data publicly available.  Read more…

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