House Republicans just passed a bill forbidding scientists from advising the EPA on their own research http://t.co/myeA2jlVK6 via @Salon

— Anna (@TallyAnnaE) November 20, 2014

“…Congressional climate wars were dominated Tuesday by the U.S. Senate, which spent the day debating, and ultimately failing to pass, a bill approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. While all that was happening, and largely unnoticed, the House was busy doing what it does best: attacking science.

H.R. 1422, which passed 229-191, would shake up the EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board, placing restrictions on those pesky scientists and creating room for experts with overt financial ties to the industries affected by EPA regulations.”