Earlier this month, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt fired all Science Advisory Board members who currently receive EPA grants for their research, saying they cannot remain objective if they accept agency money. “The job of the Science Advisory Board is to ensure that the EPA is using the best science in all its decision-making,” said Peter Thorne, former chairman of the Science Advisory Board. “It’s an insult to fine research programs to say that those of us funded by those programs are not qualified to advise on these issues.” (Salon)