Why Donald Trump's EPA is more vulnerable to attack than Reagan's or Bush's

Environmental organisations can attempt to mobilize public support

For people concerned with environmental protection, including many EPA employees, there is broad agreement: The US Environmental Protection Agency is in deep trouble.

The Trump administration has begun the third, most formidable White House-led attempt in EPA’s brief history to diminish the agency’s regulatory capacity.

Scott Pruitt, Trump’s newly appointed EPA administrator, is a harsh critic and self-described “leading advocate against EPA’s activist agenda.” Pruitt’s intention to reduce EPA’s budget, workforce and authority is powerfully fortified by President Donald Trump’s own determination to repeal major EPA regulations