Washington, March 13 -- Congressman Gabe Amo issued the following press release:
TODAY, House Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Ranking Member Valerie Foushee (D-NC) led a group of 116 Members of Congress in denouncing the Trump Administration's decision to close the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD), which provided the scientific foundations for fighting climate change and holding polluters accountable.
The Members write in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin:
"For decades, ORD research has served as the scientific backbone for lifesaving EPA actions. Its research has armed our nation with the ...