EPA's Own Science Advisers to Rebuke Agency Over Auto Rollback
- Scientists question justification for easing emission rules
- Advisory board scrutinizes justifications for EPA actions
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Some of the EPA’s science advisers say the agency is ignoring its own research in moving to relax vehicle emission requirements, a signature element of the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back environmental regulations.
A working group of the Science Advisory Board has recommended reviewing the EPA’s justifications for the several planned rollbacks, including the agency’s conclusion that Obama-era auto efficiency requirements must be changed because they are too stringent.