War on the EPA

William (Bill) M. Alley, PhD, is an internationally-recognized authority on groundwater and an environmental science writer. He was chief, Office of Groundwater for the U.S. Geological Survey for almost two decades. Alley has interacted with the EPA in numerous ways for more than 40 years and his experiences allow for an objective, critical look at the agency. Rosemarie Alley is a freelance writer with extensive writing and public speaking experience. Bill and Rosemarie previously collaborated on Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste (2013) and High and Dry: Meeting the Challenges of the World’s Growing Dependence on Groundwater (2017). The Alley’s currently live in Leesburg, VA.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 EPA 101PART I: DRINKING WATER2 Take It from the Tap3 Environmental Justice PART II: WATER POLLUTION4 A Wicked Problem5 Inconvenient ConnectionsPART III: AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE6 A Never-Ending Battle7 Costs, Benefits, and Politics8 Climate ChangePART IV: TOXIC CHEMICALS AND HAZARDOUS WASTE 9 Toxic Chemicals 10 The Forever Chemicals 11 Superfund12 A Success Story 13 Resurrecting the EPA Notes Selected Bibliography IndexAbout the Authors

In TheWar on the EPA, William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley present an engaging and complex narrative to explain some of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s greatest struggles in regulating air, water, and ground contamination, tracing especially the most recent challenges stemming from the war on science.