
OpinionApril 1, 2025
As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester
Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted
Jennifer Sass is a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). She has a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in anatomy and cell biology from the University of Saskatchewan and has done postdoctoral work in toxicology at the University of Maryland. She is based in NRDC’s Washington, D.C., office.

As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester
Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted