Judge: EPA Directive Barring Grant Recipients From Committees Is Not A Violation

Mealey's (February 14, 2019, 2:08 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Feb. 12 ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency directive that bars recipients of EPA grants from serving on that agency’s federal advisory committees does not violate federal law pertaining to conflicts of interest (Physicians for Social Responsibility, et al. v. Scott Pruitt, No. 17-2742, D. D.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22276)....