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On the recordDecember 6, 2017
Mr. Pruitt has also launched an unprecedented assault on independent science, purging academic scientists with no conflicts from Science Advisory Board and replacing them with industry employees.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone criticizes Pruitt for undermining independent science at the EPA.

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