"Acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler today announced a new slate of appointments to the agency's Science Advisory Board that mingles mainstream academics with an Alabama professor who rejects mainstream climate science.

"In a fair, open, and transparent fashion, EPA reviewed hundreds of qualified applicants nominated for this committee," Wheeler said in a news release this afternoon announcing eight new members to the board along with eight reappointments of Obama-era members who had already served one term.

"Members who will be appointed or reappointed include experts from a wide variety of scientific disciplines who reflect the geographic diversity needed to represent all ten EPA regions," said Wheeler."

Sean Reilly reports for E&E News PM January 31, 2019. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"EPA Taps Climate Skeptic For Science Advisory Panel" (Reuters) [3]

"EPA Puts Climate Change Skeptic, Conservative Think Tank Scholar On Science Board" (The Hill) [4]

"Abandoning Science Advice: One Year in, the Trump Administration Is Sidelining Science Advisory Committees (2018)" (Union of Concerned Scientists) [5]