The EPA relies on scientific studies to do its job. But recently, the agency has become weary of studies that don’t share as much of their data as the agency would like. So much so that yesterday, administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the long-awaited “transparency rule,” a rule that will force the EPA to give more weight to studies that disclose more data. Today, POLITICO’s Annie Snider breaks down the rule, and the controversy that it’s ignited. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Annie Snider is an energy and environment reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.