Former Environmental Chiefs Blast EPA's Retreat Under Trump
- ‘Our beloved EPA is in serious trouble,’ Gina McCarthy warns
- Environmental Protection Agency easing rules on air and water
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Under President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency is abandoning its core mission to protect the air, water and human health, former leaders of the agency told Congress Tuesday.
“Under the current administration, the EPA is retreating from its historic mission to protect our environment and the health of the public from environmental hazards,” said Republican Christine Todd Whitman, who led the agency under former President George W. Bush.