Fmr. EPA Admin. Gina McCarthy: ‘Clearly, EPA Is a Science-Based Agency’

HILL You mentioned what ░░░░░░░░ is the EPA So ░░░░░░░░ know you also wrote ░░░░░░░░ that op ed it ░░░░░░░░ an agency that sets ░░░░░░░░ and regulations according to ░░░░░░░░ and the laws as ░░░░░░░░ noted McCarthy That s ░░░░░░░░ HILL and funding approved ░░░░░░░░ Congress The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ reporting that Administrator Zeldin ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump to rescind ░░░░░░░░ 2009 scientific finding that ░░░░░░░░ greenhouse gases are in ░░░░░░░░ a threat to public ░░░░░░░░ and welfare As you ░░░░░░░░ know that finding is ░░░░░░░░ foundation for a number ░░░░░░░░ climate regulations in this ░░░░░░░░ Is it possible to ░░░░░░░░ an EPA that is ░░░░░░░░ science based McCarthy No ░░░░░░░░ EPA is a science ░░░░░░░░ agency That s how ░░░░░░░░ do our work The ░░░░░░░░ finding clearly went all ░░░░░░░░ way to the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ and was seen to ░░░░░░░░ a solid understanding that ░░░░░░░░ we need to address ░░░░░░░░ issue of climate change ░░░░░░░░ it does endanger all ░░░░░░░░ us So if we ░░░░░░░░ to go through that ░░░░░░░░ process one more time ░░░░░░░░ guess we will but ░░░░░░░░ seems absolutely ridiculous not ░░░░░░░░ recognize that climate is ░░░░░░░░ risk to all of ░░░░░░░░ And part of the ░░░░░░░░ that EPA has been ░░░░░░░░ is to make sure ░░░░░░░░ again we work across ░░░░░░░░ country and internationally to ░░░░░░░░ able to address this ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ protect people and also ░░░░░░░░ considerable amount of money ░░░░░░░░ EPA it has to ░░░░░░░░ at being the most ░░░░░░░░ effective agency it can ░░░░░░░░ that s how it ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ amounts of money What ░░░░░░░░ have is expertise what ░░░░░░░░ have is science and ░░░░░░░░ we have are laws ░░░░░░░░ need to implement in ░░░░░░░░ step of the way ░░░░░░░░ s what EPA does ░░░░░░░░ save as much money ░░░░░░░░ they can but to ░░░░░░░░ the job done well ░░░░░░░░ quickly and safely.”