Union of Concerned Scientists v. Wheeler

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20068
No(s). 19-1383 (1st Cir. Mar 23, 2020)

The First Circuit reversed the dismissal of a challenge to an EPA directive that prohibits scientists in receipt of certain EPA grants from serving on the Agency's federal advisory committees. A nonprofit group argued the directive violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) by disproportiona...