"More than half of EPA's science advisory committees could be vulnerable to repeal by the end of the fiscal year under an executive order released Friday.

The president is requiring federal agencies to make swift and deep cuts to the number of panels that provide regulators with independent policy guidance.

The order mandates that agencies review the effectiveness of committee and eliminate by Sept. 30 "at least" a third of eligible panels established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Trump's order also caps the total number of advisory bodies across the government at 350. That's a sharp decrease from approximately 1,000 total committees at federal agencies at any given time, according to the General Services Administration."

Niina H. Farah, Kevin Bogardus, and Michael Doyle report for Greenwire June 17, 2019. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Trump Takes Ax to Government Advisory Committees, and Science Isn't Immune" (InsideClimate News) [3]

"Trump's Order To Trim Science Advisory Panels Sparks Outrage" (The Hill) [4]