Resetting the EPA

Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 9 a.m.

Almost 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon founded the EPA to address environmental crises plaguing the country. Now, as the world faces a climate crisis, and with the federal government slow to address the issue, 6 former EPA chiefs from both parties want the agency to reset and make addressing climate change a central mission. POLITICO’s Alex Guillen explains what these chiefs want. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.