Top EPA Science Adviser Has History Of Questioning Pollution Research

February 14, 2018btollesonRSS Sample

The top science adviser to the EPA, Michael Honeycutt, has been the lead toxicologist for the state of Texas since 2003. Texas cities, including Houston, have struggled for decades with some of the worst air quality in the country.

Michael Honeycutt, the top toxicologist for Texas, is the latest chair of the EPA’s science advisory board. But some scientists warn his views align more with industry than with scientific consensus.

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