Former EPA Head Gina McCarthy On Trump’s Environmental Policies

FILE- In this March 17, 2016 file photo, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing looking into the circumstances surrounding high levels of lead found in many residents’ tap water in Flint, Mich. The nation’s top environmental regulator is warning of “systemic issues” that threaten the long-term ability to provide safe drinking water to Flint after the city’s lead contamination crisis subsides.
Then EPA administrator Gina McCarthy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing looking into the Flint Water Crisis. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo
FILE- In this March 17, 2016 file photo, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing looking into the circumstances surrounding high levels of lead found in many residents’ tap water in Flint, Mich. The nation’s top environmental regulator is warning of “systemic issues” that threaten the long-term ability to provide safe drinking water to Flint after the city’s lead contamination crisis subsides.
Then EPA administrator Gina McCarthy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing looking into the Flint Water Crisis. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo

Former EPA Head Gina McCarthy On Trump’s Environmental Policies

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One of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises was to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement within his first 100 days in office. His advisors were set to meet Tuesday to discuss the issue, but the meeting was postponed.

We talk about Trump’s environmental and climate policy with former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy.