Former CASAC Chairmen Fault Pruitt For Not Consulting On NAAQS Reform

Two former chairmen of EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) are faulting Administrator Scott Pruitt for not consulting with the independent panel before issuing his memo on overhauling the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) review process, and faulting plans to include costs as a factor in reviews. Air quality researcher Jonathan Samet, a former CASAC chairman, told Inside EPA in a recent interview that he was not consulted by the agency on Pruitt's memo -- despite the document...