Clip from Interview with Geoffrey H. Grubbs (on EPA and climate change) (March 7, 2017)

On EPA and climate change:

"INTERVIEWER: If any areas are more susceptible to maybe budget cuts or ...

INTERVIEWEE: Oh, that’s a function of the politics at the moment more than anything. The new team that our erstwhile president’s put together is not exactly keen on global climate change, and the cuts they’re proposing are with NOAA make EPA’s look easy. Those are heavily targeted towards fact-gathering on global climate change. It’s entirely politically driven; it’s just not the narrative they want."