EPA Eyes Supplemental Plan As It Seeks To Speed Science Data Rule

May 17, 2019
EPA is considering issuing a supplemental plan for its controversial science transparency rule, a measure that is part of Administrator Andrew Wheeler's stepped up effort to complete the rule within a year -- though the effort faces widespread criticism, little regulatory justification and a massive number of public comments to address, sources say. "A decision on a supplemental rule has not really been made," one agency source says. "Nobody has pulled the trigger." But, the source adds that a supplemental...


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