In TheWar on the EPA, William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley present an engaging and complex narrative to explain some of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s greatest struggles in regulating air, water, and ground contamination, tracing especially the most recent challenges stemming from the war on science.

H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Highly Recommended . . . Readers should underscore every sentence in this book . . . [Alley and Alley] unfold in chapter after chapter the ways in which regulations, negative attitudes about science, incompetence, and the public’s general unawareness of what is in their tap water are all problematic.

Choice Reviews

. . . the Alleys provide another smartly written text full of fact-based fervor . . . [whipping] through events in American history that will make readers cringe with horror . . . A fully sourced, clarion call for action that many will respond to.

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The Alleys have written a well-re­searched, articulate, and wide-rang­ingsurvey of environmental issues spanning the entire history of the agency. They combine William’s sci­entific expertise (he was chief of the Office of Groundwater for the U.S. Geological Survey) with Rosemarie’s professional writing skills to offer the reader a very fine and fluid narrative through technically and legally dense subject matter. It would be great sup­plemental material for an environ­mental policy or law course. Lawyers looking for a broader perspective, beyond their specialty, and a brief history of environmental regulations and the battles over same, would also benefit.

The Environmental Forum: Journal of the Environmental Law Institute

The War on the EPA is a war on science, the environment, and public health -- as William and Rosemarie Alley’s engaging new book carefully documents. It’s a must-read for scientists, advocates, policymakers, and citizens committed to safeguarding the integrity of our nation’s premier environmental protection institution.

Senator Tom Udall

If you care about the health of American families and the future of your children, then read this book. It will make you stand up, shout out, and take action to defend science and the EPA at a time when we are losing the battle against life-threatening pollution.

Gina McCarthy, former U.S. EPA Administrator (2013-2017)