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Court: EPA Erred In Blocking Agency Grantees From Serving On Its Boards [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot bar recipients of its own grants from serving on agency boards, a New York district court ruled Wednesday.

The court is the latest to side with scientists who were barred from serving on EPA boards by former Administrator Scott Pruitt, who said receiving funding from the agency would represent a conflict of interest.

“This is an important victory for science and health,” said the Natural Resources Defense Council, which sued over the policy. “And it’s a repudiation of EPA’s effort to stifle the voices of independent scientists.”"

Rebecca Beitsch reports for The Hill April 15, 2020. [2]

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Source: The Hill [2], 04/16/2020
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/court-epa-erred-blocking-agency-grantees-serving-its-boards [2] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/493039-court-says-epa-erred-in-blocking-agency-grantees-from-serving-on [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [8] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81