First EPA chief accuses Republicans of ignoring science for political gain
by Oliver Milman in New York from on (#VFCW)
William Ruckelshaus, who this week will receive the presidential medal of freedom, says candidates are harming US's reputation ahead of Paris climate talks
The man considered the father figure of environmental protection in the US has attacked Republicans for "going through all the stages of denial" over climate change, accusing leading presidential contenders Donald Trump and Marco Rubio of ignoring science for political gain.
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