Deborah Swackhamer Wiki: Research, Environment, Testimony, Husband, and Speaking Her Mind.
She was pressured to “change” her testimony by the chief of staff of the Environment Protection Agency, but Swackhamer spoke her mind.
There is one more controversy that the Donald Trump administration could have done something about.
Swackhamer is an environmental chemist, who heads the EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors and was to testify on May 23, 2017, before the House Science Committee on the role of states in formulating environment policy.
I was factual, and he was not.
I felt bullied.” Her testimony follows the dismissals of certain members, which is being seen by the scientists as proof that the Trump administration is making moves to weaken the role of academic science in formulating environmental policy.
EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt has appointed several former top staff members of Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma to the agency, which has caused major concern among the scientific community.
Senator Inhofe is well known for his stance that “human beings do not create climate change.” Jackson said in his emails to Swackhamer that “a decision has not yet been made” about whether to dismiss some of her colleagues on the EPA scientific review board.
It will have 11 come September 1.
We have no meetings scheduled, no bodies to do the work.” She provided her email exchange with Jackson to the committee’s Democrats.