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June 29, 2017

New EPA Water Safety Official Worked as Fossil Fuel Lobbyist
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Meanwhile, The Intercept reports that the person Trump has appointed to
head the EPA agency charge of water safety is a former lobbyist with
deep ties to a fossil fuel advocacy group that promotes the Dakota
Access pipeline and controversial offshore drilling efforts. Dennis Lee
Forsgren will help oversee the EPA's Office of Water, which implements
the landmark Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts that were passed
in the early 1970s. This includes studying the toxic effects of fracking
on groundwater safety, the downstream consequences of industrial
pollutants, and the environmental impact of oil spills.


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