EPA Taps Critic Of Trump NAAQS Review Process To Lead CASAC

As EPA gears up to reconsider Trump-era air quality standards, the agency has named new members of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) who will advise it on key reviews of the particulate matter (PM) and ozone standards, setting up a panel that will be dominated by research scientists and chaired by a strong critic of the Trump administration’s “streamlined” review process. The new lineup of seven experts, released by EPA late June 17, retains just two members of...