E.P.A. Administrator Andrew Wheeler to a congressional committee in September: “We are committed to the highest quality science. Good science is science that can be replicated and independently validated, science that can hold up to scrutiny. That is why we're moving forward to ensure that the science supporting agency decisions is transparent and available for evaluation by the public and stakeholders.”

Translation:

E.P.A.: In order to determine public health regulations we require transparency which means we need your raw data to validate your study's conclusions and yes that includes patient information which we realize you can't give us because of privacy protections which means your science is not valid.

Science: so you are saying that in the interest of science, you are going to ignore science?

Uncle Sam: Yes. And furthermore we are going to invalidate previous science that does not meet our standards for transparency.

Trump Voter: Great! So for example if you outlaw the science on cigarette smoking, I have no worries. Right?

Uncle Sam: Sure. Got a light?

Trump Voter: Here you go. Heavy smoker?

Uncle Sam: 3 packs a day. You?

Trump Voter: No. Not at all. Only after sex.

Uncle Sam: (under his breath) – Yeah, same here.