Regardless of whether you're in government or not, we must always keep in mind the EPA's core mission tasked by Congress in statute: clean air for Americans to breathe, safe water for our citizens to drink, soils free from pollution.
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Walden emphasizes the EPA's essential mission for public health and environmental safety.
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