4 lessons from EPA’s criticized crisis response

The Environmental Protection Agency is fighting back—but many called it the
wrong move.
After
The Associated Press report questioned why EPA workers had yet to access damaged toxic sites in
Houston, the agency attacked the reporter, claiming AP was guilty
of “yellow journalism.”
In the Sept. 3 report, AP reported that 13 “Superfund” sites—designated by
the EPA as some of America’s most toxic places—were under water in Houston
flooding. The ar