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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why the Trump administration is accusing California of polluting its water and air

    The EPA sent a letter today to Governor Gavin Newsom, accusing California of failing to provide clean water. Earlier, it complained about the state’s dirty air and threatened to withhold federal highway funds.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 26, 2019 • 1 min read

    The EPA sent a letter today to Governor Gavin Newsom, accusing California of failing to provide clean water. Earlier, it complained about the state’s dirty air and threatened to withhold federal highway funds. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has attacked California’s laws on car pollution as too strict.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    EPA accuses California of polluting its water and air
    1. 0:00Does Joseph Maguire's testimony give Democrats new ammo for impeachment?
    2. 9:01U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and the Trump-Zelensky scandal
    3. 16:38Why the Trump administration is accusing California of polluting its water and airYou’re reading this
    4. 25:11How plants can transform people
    5. 34:32John Leguizamo on feeling invisible and teaching 'Latin History for Morons'
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