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PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY et al v. PRUITT

  1. August 25, 2020

    EPA Says 'Expressly Abandoned' Grant Ban Moots Case

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to pack away a challenge to its now-abandoned rule that barred scientists who receive EPA grants from advising the agency on matters related to their research, saying the issue is now moot.

  2. February 13, 2019

    EPA Beats Back Suit Over Adviser Grant Policy

    A D.C. federal judge has tossed a lawsuit brought by a coalition of scientific advocacy groups challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s policy barring members of its scientific advisory committees from receiving grants while serving in their roles.

  3. June 21, 2018

    Groups Urge Judge Not To Toss EPA Adviser Policy Challenge

    A coalition of scientific advocacy groups on Wednesday urged a D.C. federal judge not to toss their lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's policy barring members of its scientific advisory committees from receiving EPA grants while serving in the role.

  4. May 08, 2018

    Groups Get Pause In Suit Over EPA Science Adviser Grants

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday briefly pushed back deadlines in a lawsuit from scientific advocacy groups suing the EPA over a new policy barring its scientific advisory committees' members from receiving agency grants, pausing government efforts to toss the case until it produces the administrative record for the policy.

  5. April 16, 2018

    EPA Defends Grant Policy For Scientific Committee Members

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defended its policy barring members of its scientific advisory committees from receiving agency grants while serving in the role, urging a D.C. federal court Friday to throw out a lawsuit brought by a coalition of scientific advocacy groups who claim the policy violates ethics rules.

  6. March 29, 2018

    EPA Fights Groups' Bid To Get Docs In Science Adviser Row

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday asked a D.C. federal judge to reject a bid by a coalition of advocacy groups to obtain the administrative record related to a policy that removes members of its scientific advisory committees for receiving its grants.

  7. December 21, 2017

    EPA Is Illegally Pushing Out Science Advisers, Suit Says

    A coalition of scientific advocacy groups and individuals filed suit Thursday against the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, arguing that a policy removing members of the agency's scientific advisory committees for receiving EPA grants violated federal rules and was an effort to favor industry and deregulation.