Scott Pruitt just blocked expert scientists from EPA advisory boards.

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By Eric HolthausOct 31, 2017, 5:00 pm152 pts
Citing the risk of conflicts of interest, the EPA administrator instituted a sweeping change to the agency’s core system of advisory panels on Tuesday, restricting membership to scientists who don’t receive EPA grants. In practice, the move represents “a major purge of independent scientists,” Terry F.…

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