In First Address, New SAB Chair Raises Concern Over EPA Ozone Rules

In his first public remarks since officially assuming his role as chairman of EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) last month, Michael Honeycutt raised concerns with how EPA determines whether states meet federal ozone standards, underscoring the role he is likely to play advising Administrator Scott Pruitt's deregulatory agenda. In keynote remarks at the annual GlobalChem conference, a major chemical industry meeting, in Washington, D.C. March 1, Honeycutt, director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) toxicology division, devoted much...