Former EPA Chiefs Call For ‘Reconfiguring’ Agency After Trump Rollbacks

April 23, 2019
Former EPA administrators from the George H.W. Bush, Clinton and Obama administrations say the agency should be “reconfigured” once President Donald Trump leaves office, potentially reversing staffing cuts and some Trump regulatory rollbacks but also overhauling EPA to address looming challenges such as climate change. “If you are in a position, then build the infrastructure of the agency again . . . Don’t jump to reinstate everything first,” former Obama EPA chief Gina McCarthy told an April 23 conference on...


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