Bennet, Whitehouse, Carper Release GAO Report Detailing Trump Administration Assault On EPA Science Advisory Boards
Government watchdog finds Trump EPA failed to follow its own rules while stocking key scientific panels with industry-backed members
Jul 18, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ought to follow its own rules designed to protect the independence and effectiveness of the agency’s scientific advisory committees, writes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a report released this week by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Tom Carper (D-DE).