Republican bills take aim at EPA science, rulemaking

[n2doc]

Even when Democrats controlled the Senate, Republicans found ways to put limits on the Environmental Protection Agency.

As the Center for Public Integrity reported last week, Republicans used the appropriations process to make it harder for the EPA to evaluate the dangers posed by toxic chemicals. Without the science, the EPA cannot enact new regulations to protect the public.

Now, with the GOP takeover of the Senate, the EPA faces the prospect of several bills passing both chambers of Congress that would make it even more difficult for the agency to issue rules. This time the White House is threatening to veto the bills.

Here’s a rundown of the pending legislation:

Secret Science Reform Act

H.R. 4012, which passed the House late last year, would prohibit the EPA from taking any action that relied on scientific research unless all the data were published online.

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http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/01/29/16672/republican-bills-take-aim-epa-science-rulemaking

[hollysmom]

1. they are not scientists there fore

It is magic!!! and vodoo - don't believe any science unless it is good for the oil business, Why would their friends lead them wrong

[DetlefK]

2. But fracking-companies are allowed to "take action" without publishing their data.

[Panich52]

3. What doesn't get thru Congress, or PBO veto, states aretrying

Like ND, which, besides lacking inspectors, doesn't even know whee all the pipelines are. Or TX, which wants to fire any regulators who try to follow regs (because another explosion like in West, TX is so good f/ folks). Or WV who's trying to undo already weak storage tank regs because tge last time, the toxins didn't manage to make it all the way to the Ohio River.

And then there are regs f/ telecom, tankers, exporting energy, finance....

Repubs are going to be very busy passing those special interest-written bills that have been gathering dust.