Still Significant Work Ahead for EPA, Former Officials Say

March 8, 2017, 11:32 PM UTC

The Environmental Protection Agency has successfully reduced pollution for many individuals, but it needs to be funded for the significant work that is still ahead, Mustafa Ali, assistant associate administrator for environmental justice at the agency, said in a March 8 resignation letter obtained by Bloomberg BNA.

That message is not unique. Obama administration EPA officials, including the former agency administrator to the last head of research, are also publicly crying out for protection of funds and programs for issues from research to enforcement.

“The 70 percent drop in air pollution in this country since EPA was established ...

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