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Whistleblowers Come Out Against EPA, Alleging Corruption

 A view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Four scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency have come forward and shared that the agency has been siding with chemical companies and approving chemicals with potentially dangerous health effects.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Sharon Lerner, a reporter for The Intercept, who broke the story.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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