The mission of the EPA was always to safeguard the public from environmental pollution and toxic contaminants (i.e. a cleaner, healthier air, water and soil).  I’m not sure how the EPA got “tasked with protecting our people and our environment from the impacts of climate change” as Schatz puts it. That sounds more like an executive directive than might not be around much longer. So, is Schatz asking us to use old Obama policy as a qualifier for the new director? Good luck.