"if you keep changing the rules of the game, how are cities and States supposed to plan their affairs accordingly?"
"Yes. Where we have exposure and we know the toxicological profile of the chemicals, yes, there are communities that are impacted by PFAS pollution."
"I am actually spending a lot of time and energy on excess nutrients in surface water."
"Yes. That is, in fact, the touchstone of our national action plan, is to take a holistic view of all the----"
"Well, we are actually moving quickly on--one is the first action plan across multimedia offices that the Agency has ever developed."
"We need a real action plan that treats this issue with the urgency and importance it needs."
"we think about environmental protection every single day."
"I think it is absolutely true."
"I have no plans to open up the Everglades for further development, but that really is a local and State issue."
"If it is illegal for me to do that, the States are doing that."
"It is very important we have the opportunity to examine the impact of coal plants and coal ash dumps on groundwater quality."