Judges Appear Skeptical Of Ex-Advisers’ Case Against EPA’s CASAC Picks

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit appeared skeptical of the case brought by former EPA science advisers against the current Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) for being “unbalanced,” doubting their standing to sue and struggling to find a way to ensure “fair balance” on the panel. It is “not immediately clear” that the former advisers have individual standing to sue, Judge Bradley Garcia said during Sept. 8 oral argument in...