Retiring U.S. EPA director spotlights recent agency actions

摘要

On Aug. 1, Betsy Southerland retired as director of the Office of Science and Technology in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water, ending a 30-year career at the agency. Southerland used her retirement address to criticize the Trump administration for its proposed cuts to environmental budgets. She also decried its willingness to repeal, replace, and modify any rule or scientific document published by EPA without due diligence.