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EPA purges science advisory boards of Trump-appointed members

By Abby Smith

Published March 31, 2021 5:35pm ET

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The Environmental Protection Agency, in a rare move, dismissed dozens of science advisers Wednesday in a bid to reconfigure the panels following Trump administration appointments that critics said packed the panels with industry representatives.

Members of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, both of which advise the agency on the science behind its regulations, were informed Wednesday morning their membership on the panels had expired.

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