EPA’s Polluter Playbook Takes a Turn to Leniency

Roberta Pratt at her home, which she said is stained with a rusty color from heavy metals in the air, in East Liverpool, Ohio, Nov. 20, 2017. An analysis of enforcement data at the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump shows a substantial drop in activity against polluters when compared to the Obama and Bush administrations. “It makes me feel like less of a mother,” she said of the pollution problems. “You can’t protect your children.” (Andrew Spear/The New York Times)