Author Archive
Chris Sellers
Professor of History, Stony Brook University
Oversight
The EPA Has Backed Off Enforcement Under Trump – Here Are The Numbers
Data gathered from EPA reports, staffers and retirees show the Trump administration has brought fewer environmental enforcement actions to conclusion and deferred more to states.
- Marianne Sullivan, Chris Sellers, Leif Fredrickson and Sarah Lamdan, The Conversation
Management
EPA Staff Say The White House Is Changing Their Mission From Protecting Health And The Environment To Protecting Industry
Government agencies are supposed to listen to the industries they regulate, but what if they tune out everyone else? Scholars call this regulatory capture, and some staffers see it happening at EPA.
- Chris Sellers, Lindsey Dillon and Phil Brown, The Conversation