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Why Trump's EPA is far more vulnerable to attack than Reagan's or Bush's

  • Written by Walter Rosenbaum, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Florida
imageThe bad old days: Public and political support for the EPA was highest when environmental problems like air and water pollution were more obvious than current problems like climate change or endocrine disruptors. U.S. National Archives

For people concerned with environmental protection, including many EPA employees, there is broad agreement: The...

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