We Need a Strong Environmental Protection Agency: It's About Public Health

[...]guided by a framework of national laws, the EPA has led national progress in improving air quality, cleaning up our waterways, reducing harmful pesticide exposures and industrial emissions, and providing support for states and communities to advance environmental health. EPA scientists work with other federal programs and agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, and NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). The EPA Office of Research and Development has also built partnerships with the American Public Health Association, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the Environmental Council of the States, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, the National Environmental Health Association, and the Association of Public Health Laboratories. Working with NASA, EPA scientists track harmful algal blooms to protect our recreational and drinking water resources. [...]together with the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health, EPA toxicologists are working with the Cancer Moon Shot initiative to understand and prevent risk factors for cancer in our troops. HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT Amid the current zeal for less regulation as justification for attacks on the EPA, it is important to emphasize that a healthy environment, healthy communities, and a healthy economy go hand in hand. Since the inception of the EPA 46 years ago, the United States has enjoyed significant progress in reducing public health effects from...