Quoted: EPA science transparency rule draws mixed reaction

EPA’s final scientific transparency rule released Jan. 5 is drawing a mixed reaction, with the free-market think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) offering support for the regulation but environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers warning that the rule will make it harder for the agency to pursue stringent regulations. Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the rule during an online forum hosted by CEI. “I fundamentally believe that the American public has a right to know about EPA’s regulations and their scientific underpinnings,” he...