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Lisa Jackson on why the recession is not a reason to scale back environmental plans 0

“On Monday [Jan. 26], in the middle of all that was going on with the economy ... the president was forceful that EPA should do an event on climate change on my first day in office ... We have an answer for people who want to scare us from backing off of strong environmental protections.”

—EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, speaking at an environmental justice conference at Fordham Law School on Jan. 30

Kate Sheppard is Grist’s political reporter.

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