WAR ON THE EPAAMERICAS ENDANGCB de Rosemarie Alley

WAR ON THE EPAAMERICAS ENDANGCB

Rosemarie Alley

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nears the half century mark, the public is largely apathetic towards the need for environmental protections. Today's problems are largely invisible, and to many people's eyes, the environment looks like it's doing just fine. The crippling smog and burning rivers of yesteryear are just a memory. In addition, Americans are repeatedly told that the EPA is hurting the economy, destroying jobs, and intruding into people's private lives. The truth is far more complicated. The War on the EPA: America's Endangered Environmental Protections examines the daunting hurdles facing the EPA in its critical roles in drinking water, air and water pollution, climate change, and toxic chemicals. This book takes the reader on a journey into some of today's most pressing environmental problems: toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS, pervasive agricultural pollution, dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, and widespread air and water pollution from use of fossil fuels. Delving into the science, politics, and human dimension of these and other problems, the book illustrates the challenges of regulation, how today's war on science is undermining the scientific foundation upon which the agency's legitimacy rests, and why a strong U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is more important than ever before.

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Notă biografică

William M. Alley, PhD, is a popular speaker in communicating environmental science and policy to a wide range of audiences. He was the Chief, Office of Groundwater for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for almost two decades and is presently Director of Science and Technology for the National Ground Water Association (NGWA). He has published over 100 scientific publications. William is active with national and international earth science organizations. Dr. Alley is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and recipient of many awards, including the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award. Alley has worked with EPA for many years during his career as USGS and NGWA. He is currently a member of the EPA National Drinking Water Advisory Council. The idea for this book resulted from Bill's participation as a member of the EPA National Drinking Water Advisory Council and seeing first-hand how demoralized the agency was after Trumps' election. Rosemarie Alley has extensive writing experience in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. They have written two previous books: Too Hot to Touch:The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste (2013) and High and Dry: Meeting the Challenges of the World's Growing Dependence on Groundwater (2017).

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This book examines the daunting hurdles facing the EPA in its critical roles in drinking water, air and water pollution, climate change, and toxic chemicals. It illustrates the importance of a strong EPA, the challenges of regulation, and how today's war on science is undermining the scientific foundation upon which the agency's legitimacy rests.