Update | Week of October 30, 2017
The EPA has eliminated the ability of scientists receiving EPA research funding to serve on the agency’s advisory committees, a move that will likely increase the influence of industry-funded scientists (WaPo).
The Trump administration is planning to reconsider a ban on mining for uranium in the Grand Canyon put in place during the Obama administration (The Hill).
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is abandoning traditional transparency at the EPA, eroding trust in the institution, and as a result putting long-term public health at risk, writes William D. Ruckelshaus for the Washington Post.