The EPA’s Hidden Secret 7:30PM, Sunday, April 13, 2014 Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. DETAILS PARTNERS DISCUSS Since its inception  in 1970 , the Environmental Protection Agency has been tasked with keeping our food, rivers, and farms safe from chemicals and other harmful substances.  Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA  reveals the unknown side of the EPA, one where pesticides and insecticides are approved substances. According to author  E.G. Vallianatos , the EPA allows millions of pounds of synthetic chemicals and substances to be deposited into our water systems and food every day. Drawing on extensive field interviews, as well as his 25 years as an EPA employee, Vallianatos traces the vein of corruption, political pressures, and corporate interests that have transformed the agency into a protector of the “chemical-industrial complex.” With c...

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The EPA has a reputation as a liberal, green agency working towards conserving our natural resources. But how true is this assumption? Listen Listening... 21:00 Listen to our conversation here. Author E.G. Vallianatos worked for twenty-five years at the EPA, which he says he loves, but is not afraid to criticize. In his book  Poison Spring , Vallianatos asks if the EPA shouldn’t be renamed the “Polluter Protection Agency.” Due to scientific evidence indicating high rates of pollution in today’s world, that criticism raises important questions.

On March 26, 2015, I was interviewed on the Progressive Forum radio show,  KPFT 90.1 fm Pacifica Radio, Houston, TX. Listen to MP3