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This is big. It's never been done before. And I'm excited to share it with you today. We are pushing back on the sidelining of air pollution science at the EPA in a monumental way. A THREAD theguardian.com/environment/20…
On October 10-11, we will be bringing together the very group of science advisers that EPA leaders disbanded a year ago--to the day--to ensure independent science advice informs the particulate pollution standard. blog.ucsusa.org/gretchen-goldm…
20 members of the disbanded Particulate Matter Review Panel will come together on October 11 to discuss the science and policy around particulate matter and public health, and make recommendations to the EPA, even though its leaders tried to stop it.
Last October 10, the EPA disbanded the particulate matter review panel, severely cutting the amount of independent science advice feeding into the particulate matter standards. I wrote a thread then:
Since then, Trump administration officials at the EPA have taken other steps to dismantle the process that ensures independent science informs EPA's ambient air quality standards. blog.ucsusa.org/gretchen-goldm…
This isn't just politics. For decades, under both democratic and republican administrations, EPA has preserved a process that ensures the best available science informs air pollution protections. This administration is tearing it down. More on that here:
And this isn't only about science for science's sake. The EPA's science-based process means standards that protect public health. We enjoy cleaner air in this country because EPA staff and independent scientists have dedicated time and expertise to this process.
That's why it is so significant that the 20-member (now independent) Particulate Matter Review Panel is stepping up to ensure that science advice continues to inform EPA decisionmaking on health-based air pollution standards.
The meeting will be run as if it is an official EPA meeting. It will be open to the public and media. We will take public comments. And top experts on particulate and health will discuss the state of the science and policy recommendations. ucsusa.org/pmpanel
Our meeting is a stark contrast from recent EPA moves that have restricted the kind of open scientific discussion on the particulate matter standard and detached public comments from the science advisors meeting. blog.ucsusa.org/gretchen-goldm…
Join us on October 10 in Washington DC or on the livestream as we make history and put science advice back into EPA air pollution decisionmaking and help ensure a particulate matter standard that protects public health.
