Before he took office, Donald Trump said that he wanted to “get rid” of the EPA “in almost every form.” The 50-year-old agency still exists. But as Adele Peters reports for Fast Company, over the last four years, his administration steadily weakened the agency’s ability to protect the environment. 

If he’s confirmed, the new EPA administrator, Michael Regan, now faces the daunting task of rebuilding the agency and addressing Trump’s rollbacks while simultaneously making new progress on the pressing challenges of climate change and environmental justice.

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