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Video: EPA’s Lisa Jackson on ​‘The Colbert Report’

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson explains to Stephen Colbert why we need to continue cleaning up the environment.
By Ken Paulman

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EPA administrator Lisa Jackson explains the origins of the EPA, as Stephen Colbert asks why she hates American jobs and wants to continue cleaning up the environment when it’s already clean: ​“It’s like unions and child labor laws – we don’t need those things anymore.”

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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