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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/biden-s-epa-review-manipulation-science-under-trump-n1262005Biden administration officials confirmed the review is specifically focused on policies and actions taken during Trump's presidency.
WASHINGTON Pledging to put science above politics, the Biden administration will look back through four years of environmental policies and decisions made by the Trump administration to see where scientific data may have been manipulated or intentionally suppressed.
In a letter to staff obtained by NBC News, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said the agency would make good on a presidential memorandum on scientific integrity signed by President Joe Biden by updating policies, reports or data that suffered from political interference under former President Donald Trump.
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NBC: Biden's EPA to review manipulation of science under [dump] (Original Post)
SheltieLover
Mar 2021
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onecaliberal
(32,852 posts)1. I'm afraid of what we're going to find out when it's all said and done.
crickets
(25,969 posts)3. Agreed. nt
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)2. WHAT "science?"
pfitz59
(10,377 posts)4. All agencies need to scrub Trump rules and changes
His whole admin was sick
dalton99a
(81,484 posts)5. Kick
Although letter doesnt mention Trump by name, Biden administration officials confirmed the review is specifically focused on policies and actions taken during the four years Trump was president.
Under Trumps EPA, led first by Scott Pruitt and then Andrew Wheeler, the EPA was regularly accused of manipulating science and data for political purposes and to justify far more lenient regulations on polluting industries whose emissions contribute to global warming. The EPA during the Trump years removed climate change data from its website, and top scientists and long-serving policy experts left the agency at an alarming pace.
Biden, in an executive order the day he was inaugurated, ordered an immediate review of actions taken government-wide since January 20, 2017, when Trump was sworn in, to ensure they were guided by science. A week later, Biden signed a memorandum that went further by ordering agencies expeditiously update any agency policies, processes, and practices issued or published since January 20, 2017, that prevent the best available science and data from informing decision-making.
Already, Bidens administration has moved quickly to roll back major decisions from the Trump years, as the president aims to mobilize the federal government and Congress to tackle climate change with unprecedented urgency and scope.
Under Trumps EPA, led first by Scott Pruitt and then Andrew Wheeler, the EPA was regularly accused of manipulating science and data for political purposes and to justify far more lenient regulations on polluting industries whose emissions contribute to global warming. The EPA during the Trump years removed climate change data from its website, and top scientists and long-serving policy experts left the agency at an alarming pace.
Biden, in an executive order the day he was inaugurated, ordered an immediate review of actions taken government-wide since January 20, 2017, when Trump was sworn in, to ensure they were guided by science. A week later, Biden signed a memorandum that went further by ordering agencies expeditiously update any agency policies, processes, and practices issued or published since January 20, 2017, that prevent the best available science and data from informing decision-making.
Already, Bidens administration has moved quickly to roll back major decisions from the Trump years, as the president aims to mobilize the federal government and Congress to tackle climate change with unprecedented urgency and scope.