Federal environmental scientists have been “left largely defenseless.” Their jobs abruptly terminated. Their research and policy advice ignored, manipulated or suppressed. Their agency captured by the industry it’s obligated to regulate. That’s the assessment of two nonpartisan, nonprofit groups made up of former federal staff: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Environmental Protection … Continue reading EPA’s ‘Comeback’ a Sham Fueled by Trump’s Authoritarian Power Grab, Critics Charge