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Former Staff Scientist

Tyler was a staff scientist in Earthjustice's Sustainable Food & Farming program in New York. He ensured that Earthjustice’s work to reduce the health, environmental, and climate harms of industrial agriculture and to promote sustainable farming reflected the best available scientific evidence.

Scott Pruitt
October 31, 2017

Scott Pruitt’s EPA Just Shut the Door on Independent Scientists

By Tyler Smith  /  Sustainable Food & Farming Program

A new policy at the EPA will leave the agency's science advisory boards full of industry consultants.

The federal government allows far more lead in hair dyes than in house paint, putting people who use these cosmetic products—and their families—at risk.
May 22, 2017

Dangerous Dyes: Let’s Get Lead Out of Our Hair

By Tyler Smith  /  Northeast Office

The federal government allows far more lead in hair dyes than in house paint, putting people who use these cosmetic products—and their families—at risk.