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Thursday, April 30th, 2015

Senators Approve Bill To Stop EPA From Using ‘Secret Science’

Author:     Emily Atkin
Source:     Climate Progress
Publication Date:     April 29, 2015 at 1:48 pm
 Link: Senators Approve Bill To Stop EPA From Using ‘Secret Science’
Stephan:   This is the latest and in many ways the sneakiest attempt by the Republican Party to stop effective climate change remediation. History is going to be very harsh on these politicians, and any citizen voting Republican bears part of the blame. That may seem harsh, but it is the truth.
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate sponsor of the Secret Science Reform Act. Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate sponsor of the Secret Science Reform Act.
Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

A Senate committee has advanced legislation that would change how the Environmental Protection Agency uses science to craft regulations intended to protect the environment and public health, the Hill reported Tuesday.

On party line votes, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11-9 to approve the “Secret Science Reform Act,” a bill to prohibit the EPA from using science that includes private data, or data that can’t be easily reproduced. The bill has been pushed strongly by House Republicans for the last two years, but this is the first time it has been advanced by the Senate. It is sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY).

The purpose of the Secret Science bill, according to its House sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), is to stop “hidden and flawed” science from being the basis of EPA regulations. However, many scientific organizations have disagreed with this […]

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean Rose on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 7:48 am

    What kind of person would want less protection from the MANY, MANY pollutants in our water and air???????? I think it would only be those who want to be sick. Their sick ideas are proof of their kinship with sick minds.