"The move echoes an approach taken under former President Joe Biden."

"Acting EPA Administrator James Payne has ousted all members of two of the agency’s most influential science advisory panels, giving President Donald Trump’s administration the opportunity to reshape them with its own appointees.

In an obliquely worded email sent late Tuesday afternoon, Payne said a decision had been made to “reset” the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and Science Advisory Board “to ensure that the agency receives scientific advice consistent with its legal obligations to advance our core mission.”

EPA will seek nominations in the coming weeks, Payne added, with all members encouraged to reapply"

Sean Reilly reports for E&E News January 28, 2025. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Why Members Of Two Of EPA's Influential Science Advisory Committees Were Let Go" (NPR) [3]

"Reset or Purge? Trump EPA Dismisses Agency Science Advisers" (Inside Climate News) [4]

"EPA Science Advisers’ Firings Blasted As ‘Politically Motivated’" (E&E News) [5]