After CASAC Fallout, Wheeler Agrees To Narrow SAB Review Of EPA Rules

Administrator Andrew Wheeler is asking EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) to review just one of six pending rules the board had sought to assess, a step that sources note is narrow but may still be intended to better control the review's outcome and prevent fallout similar to what occurred recently when hand-picked clean air advisors said they lacked expertise to review their charge. One former EPA official says the agency was likely unable to reject SAB's request to review the...