EPA Cancels Key Science Advisory Board Meeting

Inside Climate News · By Liza Gross · last updated April 12, 2025 – 1:01 AM

The cancellation of a meeting of top advisors to the agency’s scientific research arm, with no explanation or plans to reschedule, signals bad news for public health and the environment, say former advisors.

By Liza Gross

In what appears to be the latest attack on the science and regulations that protect public health and the environment, the Trump administration notified top advisors to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s scientific research arm that their first meeting of Trump’s second term was canceled.

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