House passes bill to reform EPA science panel

The House on Tuesday passed legislation to overhaul the Environmental Protection Agency’s Scientific Advisory Board. Passed 229-191, the measure, H.R. 1422, would change the process of selecting members of the Scientific Advisory Board and the terms of office. Among other provisions, the measure would require the Scientific Advisory Board, which consults the EPA on its regulations, to have at least ten percent of members from state, local or tribal governments. Read more at The Hill…