Congressman Dave Reichert Voted To Effectively Gut the EPA

by Rich SmithThis man is no Lorax. He speaks for no trees.Courtesy of Dave ReichertLast week, Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-8) voted along with a majority of Republicans to pass two bills: the HONEST Act (formerly known as the “Secret Science Reform Act”) and the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act.As this great piece in the Atlantic from science writer Ed Yong and this great piece from Vox explain, both of these bills use the liberal-friendly language of transparency to mask their