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posted by janrinok on Friday January 03 2020, @02:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-plain-silly dept.

EPA scientists warn the EPA against proposed regulation rollbacks:

The Environmental Protection Agency's Scientific Advisory Board isn't down with the organization's proposed regulatory rollbacks. In the draft reports the panel has published, it warned that the rollbacks are based on weak scientific analysis and even go against established science.

One of the proposals the board criticized is the administration's plan to reduce Obama-era vehicle emissions standards for car and light truck models up to 2026. The 41 scientists in the board, many of whom were appointed by the Trump administration, said there are "significant weaknesses in the scientific analysis of the proposed rule." They explained (PDF) that the economic models used to justify the rollback have weaknesses that lead to "implausible results."

Meanwhile, they said the EPA's plan to modify the Waters of the United States rule, which defines the waterways that can be federally regulated, is not fully consistent with established science. The change would reverse a rule that limits dredging and pesticide applications near smaller streams and wetlands, and the panel says it "neglects established science" that shows how contaminated wetlands and groundwater can spread to drinking water reserves.

[...] Vermont Law School Patrick Parenteau told The New York Times, however, that the panel's recommendations could stop the rollbacks from happening. "The courts basically say if you're going to ignore the advice of your own experts you have to have really good reasons for that," he said. "And not just policy reasons but reasons that go to the merits of what the critiques are saying."


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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 03 2020, @03:07AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 03 2020, @03:07AM (#938925)

    Science proved:

    No civilization on Mars
    No free energy
    No cold fusion
    No faster than light travel
    No anti-gravity
    No cure for cancer
    Etc

    Basically all science ever proved is no fun is allowed by the universe. Trump, on the other hand, promises us lots of excitement and fun.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 03 2020, @04:10AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 03 2020, @04:10AM (#938951)

    Science hasn't really proved any of these except No free energy. Fuck thermodynamics, try stealing from your utility company for the "science".

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 03 2020, @01:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 03 2020, @01:01PM (#939042)

    I agree. If science could disprove Trump too, the world would be a much better place.