Government and the Environment: An Interview with Lee Thomas

This article, which appeared in the GAO Journal, No. 6, Summer 1989, presents a round table discussion with the Former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the EPA role in protecting the environment. The discussion focuses on: (1) the administrative accomplishments over the past 20 years and remaining problems; (2) the framework in which EPA operates; (3) the federal-state relationship; (4) elevating EPA to cabinet-level status; and (5) the international aspects of environmental protection.