Based on the events from the first Trump administration, it didn't necessarily come as a surprise that cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency would be one of the first decisions to be made. Just like all the other ones facing downsizing though, the one surprise may have been just how far they would go. The White House is aiming for a 65 percent cut to the agency's workforce and activities. To find out what that would mean for environmental regulation overall, I spoke to former EPA Science Advisor Chris Frey.

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