Former Obama energy advisor warns EPA is being 'hollowed out'

A former senior energy adviser to President Obama believes that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being “hallowed out” under the Trump administration, citing employee turnover and low morale.

“I think that’s part of the reason why the morale of the Environmental Protection Agency is so low,” Elgie Holstein, now a Senior Director for Strategic Planning at the left-leaning Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), told Hill.TV conservative host Buck Sexton in response to a question over the EPA’s new leadership under the Trump administration.

“People are leaving, the political appointees aren’t replacing them, the agency is being hollowed out,” Holstein continued.

"The agency is fighting to remain useful and relevant but it has to follow the law," he also said.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/426424-former-obama-energy-advisor-warns-epa-is-being-hallowed-out-under-trump