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Pruitt to Restrict Use of Scientific Data in EPA Policymaking

Pruitt to Restrict Use of Scientific Data in EPA Policymaking

In the coming weeks, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected to announce a proposal that would limit the type of scientific studies and data the agency can use in crafting public health and environmental regulations. The planned policy shift, first reported by E&E News, would require the EPA to only use […]

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    Oil-Backed Lawmakers Hold ‘Unusual’ Hearing on ‘Behalf of Exxon’

    Oil-Backed Lawmakers Hold ‘Unusual’ Hearing on ‘Behalf of Exxon’

    By Deirdre Fulton The Republican-led House Science Committee on Wednesday held an “unusual” hearing, alleged to have been “orchestrated on behalf of ExxonMobil” and criticized as an abuse of congressional power. Environmentalists and elected officials alike decried the sideshow event, called by committee chair Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in an attempt to justify subpoenas he […]

    Republicans Escalate War on Attorneys General Over Exxon Climate Change Probe

    Republicans Escalate War on Attorneys General Over Exxon Climate Change Probe

    Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science Committee, has subpoenaed two state attorneys general to obtain records of their investigations into whether ExxonMobil misled investors and the public on climate change risks. Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science Committee Smith is among a group of GOP lawmakers who say the oil giant’s […]