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The EPA has backed off enforcement under Trump – here are the numbers

  • Written by Marianne Sullivan, Associate Professor of Public Health, William Paterson University
Oil refiners are fined for exceeding air pollution limits when rules are enforced.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

The Trump administration has sought to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency in a number of ways, from staff and proposed budget cuts to attempts to undermine the use of science in policymaking.

Now, our new research finds that one of...

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