EPA Cuts Would Strike a Blow to New York, Former Agency Administrator Says
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plans to eliminate its scientific research arm has the potential to nix critical public data that helps New Yorkers track air quality, says former Regional Administrator Lisa Garcia.
It could also curtail water and soil testing after floods or storms—when leaks from local power plants, chemical facilities or waste storage sites can contaminate lands or waterways. And it may endanger $15 billion set aside to help all states, including New York, remove hazardous lead pipes from the service lines that connect buildings to the underground water supply.
“These cuts are not strategic and they are not protecting public health,” Garcia told City Limits.
