Another Trump loss in court, this time with huge implications for public health: last night a federal judge struck down the Trump EPA's "Censored Science Rule" -- a major victory for scientific integrity, environmental protection, and the EPA's work to ensure public safety.
https://twitter.com/brady_dennis/status/1356359334381416450
Years ago Republicans then in the majority on the House Science Committee proposed a way to undercut EPA's regulations protecting public health by weakening the scientific basis behind the agency's rulemaking process under the guise of "transparency."
Scientists hated it.
Scientists hated it.
Four years ago this week, the lead proponent of the idea, the House GOP Chair of the Science Committee at the time, held our first science hearing in the Trump Administration on this rule. He titled the hearing, "Make The EPA Great Again." It was a disaster. I wore a hat.
They pitched Trump's new EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, on the idea. The rule weakened the EPA's ability to protect the public and therefore benefitted polluters, so Pruitt of course immediately loved the idea and got to work on it.
Though the anti-science plan was dear to Scott Pruitt's heart, he was unable to complete it before his corruption scandals forced him to leave office in disgrace. His successor, former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, finished the rule in the last days of the Trump Administration.
Had this rule censoring science been allowed to stand, it could have done massive damage to the EPA's ability to regulate dangerous chemicals and pollutants. The court's decision opens the doors to vital progress to protect the environment and the public.
https://twitter.com/EricLiptonNYT/status/1356366199324626947
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