EPA Director Scott Pruitt is the latest Trump Cabinet member to face ethics charges. He’s also trying to undo as many regulations on industries as he can. His Obama-era predecessor, Gina McCarthy, tells us he’s not up to that job, but she still insists that damage is being done. Will Pruitt’s legacy be an EPA that’s not equipped to live up to its mission: protecting the environment and public health?
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Is Scott Pruitt really changing the environment?
Credits
Guests:
- Juliet Eilperin - senior national affairs correspondent for The Washington Post - @eilperin
- Gina McCarthy - Director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - @GinaEPA