Wehrum sidesteps queries on SAB review of science rule

EPA air chief Bill Wehrum sidestepped questions from a Democratic lawmaker on whether the agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) should review Administrator Scott Pruitt's science transparency rule, raising questions on whether officials will urge the board later this month to reject calls from one of its working groups to review the rule. During May 16 testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's environment panel, Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY), the panel's ranking Democrat, asked Wehrum if he believed that “SAB...