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Book SynopsisThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is one of the most critical federal agencies. It's also the most criticized-bar none. Those glory days of battling burning rivers and smog-chocked air are behind us, along with appreciation of the agency that made it all possible. Over the past couple of decades, an overall war on science and environmental protections has been steadily gaining ground. The Trump administration is the latest (and most serious) threat.
Trade ReviewIf you care about the health of American families and the future of your children, then read this book. It will make you stand up, shout out and take action to defend science and EPA at a time when we are losing the battle against life-threatening pollution. -- Gina McCarthy, former U.S. EPA Administrator (2013-2017)
Accessible yet detailed, science-based yet politically-savvy, factual yet gripping, The War on the EPA assembles the government agency's history, the toxic tragedies that prompted its creation, the people who made it work, and, sadly, the people who try to undermine and dismantle this protector of our air, land, and water. It presents a vital account beneath profit and material prosperity. What use are they if our skin breaks out in rashes, our water brings cancer, and our children are born malformed with lower IQs? This book is a timely resource to remedy our situation, more valuable now than ever. -- Joshua Spodek, PhD MBA, host of the Leadership and the Environment podcast and author of "Initiative"
