This week, however, a government watchdog agency is rebuking his administration, saying that the scientists it has appointed to EPA boards may have conflicts of interest because they are industry-funded. Devaluing science is a strategic move by the Trump administration to ease regulations and allow companies more environmental latitude. While industry may want fewer constraints, it generally does not deny the role that sound science must play on policymaking. The watchdog makes specific reference to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee. The Trump administration has politicized scientific research in an effort to coalesce the president’s base, all to win re-election.

Source: Forbes July 17, 2019 12:11 UTC