EPA Critics’ Early Comments On Science Rule Urge Agency To Scrap Plan

Ahead of the comment period closing May 18 on EPA's controversial proposed rule for limiting the use of science in policy decisions, environmentalists are weighing in early with criticism that cites cancer research data to argue the broad adverse public health impacts of the draft rule and urges the agency to drop the policy altogether. The environmentalists’ comments are the first of what is expected to be an avalanche of public submissions on the proposal from both industry and public...