New York Times: EPA plans to limit scientific research used in writing public health regulations

Washington - (CNN) - The Environment Protection Agency plans to limit the scientific research that the government can use to form public health regulations, The New York Times reported Monday.

A draft of the EPA's proposal obtained by the Times would require scientists to disclose their raw data, including confidential medical records, in order for the agency to consider a study's conclusions. The move would complicate the enactment of new clean air and water regulations, which are largely rooted in academic studies that rely on confidentiality agreements because of personal health disclosures.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/11/politics/epa-limit-research-public-health-rules/index.html