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EPA Then and Now
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
It was in 1970, under President Nixon, that the Environmental Protection Agency was founded. While the Agency enjoyed tremendous bipartisan support for decades, the last 9 years have seen a decline in support from congressional Republicans. Recently, former EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, explained that she is not worried about protections being rolled back—she thinks they will withstand the assault—but rather about the budget cuts
Lynda Deschambault, former EPA Staff Scientist
Benjamin Franta, PhD candidate in History of Science, Stanford University
Gina McCarthy, former EPA Administrator
Portions of this program were recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
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Lynda Deschambault, former EPA Staff Scientist
Benjamin Franta, PhD candidate in History of Science, Stanford University
Gina McCarthy, former EPA Administrator
Portions of this program were recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
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Released:
Feb 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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