A Sheep in the Closet: The Erosion of Enforcement at the EPA

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dc.contributor.authorFredrickson, Leif
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorSellers, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorOhayon, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorKohl, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorLamdan, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorCordner, Alissa
dc.contributor.authorHu, Alice
dc.contributor.authorKaczowka, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorNavas, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorWicks, Linda
dc.contributor.authorEDGI
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-21T19:53:39Z
dc.date.available2024-03-21T19:53:39Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-31
dc.description.abstractThis report examines environmental enforcement at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) two years into the Trump administration. Based on extensive interviewing with EPA employees and recent retirees as well as in-depth wide-ranging research into EPA data and documents as well as news coverage, we conclude that the EPA is no longer so capable of fulfilling its mission to ensure competent enforcement of federal environmental laws. In place of that “gorilla in the closet” role characterized by its first administrator, William Ruckelshaus, it has become more of a sheep in the closet. The EPA’s retreat, which shows little sign of stopping, has all but ensured significant deterioration of our nation’s public health and environment in the years ahead.
dc.description.urihttps://envirodatagov.org/publication/a-sheep-in-the-closet-the-erosion-of-enforcement-at-the-epa/
dc.format.extent94 pages
dc.genrereports
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2tubo-jreq
dc.identifier.citationFredrickson, Leif, et al. “A Sheep in the Closet: The Erosion of Enforcement at the EPA.” Environmental Data and Governance Initiative. May 31, 2019. https://envirodatagov.org/publication/a-sheep-in-the-closet-the-erosion-of-enforcement-at-the-epa/.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/32406
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEDGI
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Geography and Environmental Systems Department Collection
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dc.titleA Sheep in the Closet: The Erosion of Enforcement at the EPA
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