The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) is planning on eliminating its Office of the Science Advisor, and that could spell disaster for millions as it leaves the EPA without a role extremely critical to protecting the lives of Americans.

This is just another move by the Trump administration to roll back environmental regulations which affect every single American’s health and wellbeing. While the EPA has tried to frame the Office of the Science Advisor as a simple department reorganization, it’s clear that this is an effort by the Trump administration to stifle the voices of environmental scientists.

Join now in calling on Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler — a former coal lobbyist — to keep the Office of the Science Advisor within the EPA.

The move could have lasting effects on the environmental science produced by the EPA, which in turn influences and dictates policy-making. The office investigates allegations of suppression or distortion of science in the EPA, and without it, manipulation of scientific research may become out of control. What’s worse, it will give Acting Administrator Wheeler another reason to ignore scientific research on health and the environment.

And this isn’t the first time that the EPA has tried to stunt credible scientific research. The EPA has tried to eliminate academic scientists from its advisory board, often replacing their seats with corporate lobbyists working in the fossil fuel industry who have sued the agency in the past, ensuring polluters get away with hurting the environment.

Cutting the Office of the Science Advisor could have disastrous effects for Americans and could further taint the Trump administration’s EPA, which has seen a wave of scandals and cuts under the Trump administration. Sign now and urge the Trump administration to keep this vital role as part of the EPA’s work.