Advisors Frustrated By Lack Of EPA Data On Science Transparency Rule

EPA’s science advisors are expressing frustration over the agency’s failure to provide adequate information over its controversial proposal requiring that only research whose underlying data is publicly available can be used for regulatory purposes, warning at a recent meeting that the officials’ failure may prevent them from providing advice. “The implications simply aren’t clear; the proposals could result in perverse outcomes. That lack of clarity makes it hard for us to take something so ill-defined and have a good outcome...