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Colbert takes on ​‘job-killing’ EPA

Former EPA administrator Carol Browner defends clean air and water on the Colbert Report.
By Ken Paulman

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“I have always – and this is well known – I have always despised the jack-booted Birkenstocks at the EPA, ever since it was created by that bleeding-heart liberal, Richard Nixon.”

And later in the segment, former EPA administrator Carol Browner defends the idea that clean air and water are good for the economy:

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Ken Paulman is the director of impact at Canary Media. He was previously the founder and director of the Energy News Network, which merged with Canary Media in 2025.

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