Scott Pruitt’s science legacy

While Scott Pruitt’s tenure as EPA administrator is uncertain, no matter what is ultimately resolved, he will leave a giant legacy with regard to EPA science.
Pruitt has introduced three major new guidelines. The first, from last October, is to rid the Agency’s Science Advisory Boards of conflicts of interest.  The second, from last month, is — when basing regulations on science — to use only science that allows access to its underlying data and methods. The third, a