Scott Pruitt announces new EPA rule to combat ‘secret science’

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a proposed rule Tuesday that would block the agency from using scientific studies that do not make public the raw data used in the research.

The embattled EPA administrator was surrounded by conservative allies when he announced the change at agency headquarters, with no media present because the agency did not invite reporters.

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