Dismantling the EPA - with Dr. Kyla Bennett

The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to break the EPA. Will the agency survive?

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the rise of anti-bacterial resistance due to climate change, and the EPA’s latest attempt to weaken drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals. Then former EPA scientist Dr. Kyla Bennett, senior scientist at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, discusses how the critical EPA programs that were designed to protect human health and the environment are at risk under the current administration and how the loss of EPA scientists and policy experts could spell real trouble for us now and in the future. 

Dismantling the EPA - with Dr. Kyla BennettGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

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Links from the Interview

• The website for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) - https://peer.org/

Links from the News

• Antibiotics resistance is on the rise from climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/26/climate-crisis-accelerating-antibiotic-resistance-across-world-salmonella-study

• The Trump administration is doing away with PFAS limits in drinking water: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-administration-pfas-drinking-water-regulation

Dr. Kyla Bennett