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Back to Reading (BUTTON) Sections * News * Metro * Page Six * Sports * Business * Opinion * Entertainment * Fashion * NY Post Shopping * Living * Media * Tech * Real Estate * Video * Photos * Sub Menu 1 + Covers + Columnists + Horoscopes + Sports Odds + Email Newsletters + Store + Home Delivery * Sign in Search Type to Search ____________________ (search) Search Tips Sign Up New York Post Share this: * Facebook * Twitter * Flipboard * WhatsApp * Email * Copy * Living Share this: * Facebook * Twitter * Flipboard * WhatsApp * Email * Copy * Unsafe water is biggest environmental threat, not climate change, says new EPA boss By Associated Press * View author archive * Get author RSS feed Most Popular Today 1 Unsafe water is biggest environmental threat, not climate change, says new EPA boss Multimillionaire seeks 10 people to live with him in $5.6M 'paradise' 2 Unsafe water is biggest environmental threat, not climate change, says new EPA boss Impeaching Trump means doom in 2020, Nancy: Goodwin 3 Unsafe water is biggest environmental threat, not climate change, says new EPA boss Evidence of world's oldest forest unearthed in upstate New York 4 Unsafe water is biggest environmental threat, not climate change, says new EPA boss A lot of winners and one clear cut loser at latest Dem debate 5 Unsafe water is biggest environmental threat, not climate change, says new EPA boss The internet is unimpressed with alleged A$AP Rocky sex tape Name(required) ____________________ Email(required) ____________________ Comment(required) ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ (BUTTON) Submit March 20, 2019 | 4:09pm Enlarge Image Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler AP More On: environmental protection agency Court rules Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals A present for the planet? How to cut holiday waste EPA proposes new rules on lead contamination in drinking water Trump threatens EPA action against San Francisco over homeless crisis WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency’s new administrator says unsafe drinking water is “probably the biggest environmental threat” the world faces. Andrew Wheeler told CBS News in an interview airing Wednesday climate change is “an important issue” but most of the threats it poses are “50 to 75 years out” and it’s “unreasonable” for the 2020 Democratic candidates to focus so much on it. Climate scientists see the necessity for broad and immediate action to address global warming. The United Nations says “now is the defining moment to do something about it.” Wheeler was nominated by President Donald Trump and was confirmed last month. He acknowledges human behavior “certainly contributes to” climate change and says the US is working to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 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