It was in 1970, under President Nixon, that the Environmental Protection Agency was founded. While the Agency enjoyed tremendous bipartisan support for decades, the last 9 years have seen a decline in support from congressional Republicans. Recently, former EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, explained that she is not worried about protections being rolled back—she thinks they will withstand the assault—but rather about the budget cuts

Lynda Deschambault, former EPA Staff Scientist

Benjamin Franta, PhD candidate in History of Science, Stanford University

Gina McCarthy, former EPA Administrator

Portions of this program were recorded at the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.