These two bills would make it harder for the EPA to do good science.

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By Amelia UrryMar 31, 2017, 5:05 pm111 pts
The bills — recently passed by the House — in theory advocate for more transparency, but in practice would serve mainly to gum up the works at the agency. The HONEST Act — or the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act — would require (among other things) any data the EPA cites to be freely…

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