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Apr 9

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The Head of the EPA on the Future of the...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET

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President Trump has a new vision for the Environmental Protection Agency that significantly rolls back environmental regulations. Kate Linebaugh speaks to the man overseeing that vision— Administrator Lee Zeldin, about his plans and new approach to environmental governance.

Further Listening:

- The Fight Over Fluoride

- Hot, Dry and Booming: A Texas Climate Case Study

- Why Microsoft Wants Three Mile Island's Nuclear Power

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