re: Trump mandates all EPA data to be reviewed prior to release

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“It doesn’t mean everything that comes out of EPA is going to go through a filter of political appointees with degrees in communications. That’s not what’s going to happen,” Ericksen told The Hill.
Ericksen, who is a state lawmaker in Washington, said that some changes might come to how science and data come out of the EPA.

But those changes would be dictated by scientists, not political officials, he said, adding, “Any changes will be science-based.”

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