Home » “Appoint and empower a Science Adviser reporting directly to the Administrator in addition to a substantial investment (no fewer than six senior political appointees) charged with overseeing and reforming EPA research and science activities.” (General Welfare, Env. Protection Agency, Page 436)

“Appoint and empower a Science Adviser reporting directly to the Administrator in addition to a substantial investment (no fewer than six senior political appointees) charged with overseeing and reforming EPA research and science activities.” (General Welfare, Env. Protection Agency, Page 436)

Appointing administrative staff as opposed to those qualified for the jobs could allow individuals without scientific knowledge backgrounds to begin creating rules and regulations that would go against the EPA’s overall mission of protecting the environment.