Joining Coalition of 14 AGs, A.G. Becerra Files Strong Opposition to EPA’s Anti-Science Rule
Joining a coalition of 14 Attorneys General,
"This is nothing more than a veiled attack on our health and environment. By attempting to discredit decades of accepted science, the Trump Administration takes a page out of the anti-science lobby's playbook," said Attorney General Becerra. "If the Administration moves forward with its senseless and twisted proposal,
Private health data has been used as underlying support for a variety of public health laws, including the Safe Drinking Water Act, Toxic Substances Controls Act, and the Clean Air Act. If the proposed rule were to go into effect - which has been opposed by thousands of scientists, academics, and legislators - the
In the letter to the
* The Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The proposed rule is inconsistent with the mainstream approach to scientific studies involving private health data, and ignores the practical necessities of conducting such studies. The proposed rule's exclusion of essential scientific research is "arbitrary and capricious" and therefore violates the APA. It also violates the APA's requirement that an agency consider and respond to all information presented to it in a rulemaking proceeding.
* The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Safe Water Drinking Act (SWDA). Both the TSCA and SDWA require that when federal agencies act based on science, they must rely upon the best science available consistent with commonly-accepted scientific practices. The proposed rule would unquestionably exclude that "best science available" from many
* The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed rule violates the NEPA because the
In submitting today's letter to the
A copy of the letter is available here.: (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/multi-state-county-city-comment-letter.pdf)
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