EPA Then and Now
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\u2014she thinks they will withstand the assault\u2014but rather about the budget cuts \n\nLynda Deschambault, former EPA Staff Scientist\nBenjamin Franta, PhD candidate in History of Science, Stanford University\nGina McCarthy, former EPA Administrator\n\nPortions of this program were recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices