Tell Congress to Block the Trump Administration's Attack on Science
If Trump and Wheeler get their way, they could undermine decades of
progress our nation has made in cleaning up our air, water, climate, and
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Dear NRDC Action Fund Supporter,
Just in time for the holidays … President Trump is attacking science yet
again.
He’s trying to give his pro-polluter EPA chief, Andrew Wheeler, the power
to decide what science is — and isn’t — allowed to inform our country’s
environment and public health protections.
If Trump and Wheeler are successful, they could undermine decades of
progress in cleaning up our air, water, and land — tipping the scales in
favor of polluters over our environment and our children’s health.
[ [link removed] ]Help stop Trump and Wheeler's heinous attack on science: Call on your
congressional representatives to take swift action to oppose this
insidious proposal.
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Trump and Wheeler’s rationale for this rule is that the EPA should only
use publicly available data as the basis for its scientific findings. This
may sound reasonable on its face, but here's the reality: many scientific
studies rely on private, confidential data — medical studies, personal
health data, and clinical reports — which cannot be made public.
Without medical data demonstrating the harmful impacts that polluters have
on our health, the EPA will have to rely on industry-backed research —
conducted by the very industries the EPA is tasked with regulating.
In Wheeler’s words, this rule is intended to promote “the highest-quality
science.” But we know the truth: Trump and Wheeler are actually trying to
give their polluter allies even more influence over environmental
regulations and free reign to wreak havoc on our air, water, climate,
lands, and health.
[ [link removed] ]We can’t let this scheme move forward. Stand with the NRDC Action Fund
and urge your
representatives to do everything in their power to stop
Wheeler and Trump’s attack.
Disgraced former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt tried to enact a similar
measure back in 2018 and failed. Now, Wheeler is expanding Pruitt’s
proposal to cover both future and past EPA regulations.
Wheeler’s much more dangerous plan would let the EPA reopen and weaken
existing safeguards for air, water, and public health, or sabotage these
protections whenever they come up for renewal. Bedrock environmental
protections like the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act could be
quickly undermined or even dismantled.
[ [link removed] ]NRDC Action Fund is doing everything in our power to make sure this
disastrous anti-science proposal never sees the light of day. Can we count
on you to stand with us today by sending your message now?
Sincerely,
John Bowman
Senior Advisor, NRDC Action Fund
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