"Two Former Republican EPA Administrators Throw Support To Clinton"

"Two former Republican administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday endorsed Hillary Clinton, becoming the latest in a series of one-time GOP government officials to back the Democratic presidential nominee over Donald Trump.

In a joint statement, William D. Ruckelshaus and William K. Reilly say that Trump has showed 'a profound ignorance of science and of the public health issues embodied in our environmental laws' and that Clinton is 'committed to reasonable, science-based policy.'

Ruckelshaus was the first administrator of the EPA, serving under President Richard Nixon. He returned to the same position during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Reilly was the EPA administrator under President George H.W. Bush."

John Wagner reports for the Washington Post August 9, 2016.

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"Former GOP EPA Heads Endorse Clinton: Trump ‘Would Set The World Back Decades’" (Politico)

"These Republicans Who Used To Run The EPA Are Terrified Of Trump, Too" (Huffington Post)

"Reagan, Bush EPA Chiefs Endorse Clinton, Say Trump 'Hasn't A Clue'" (ClimateWire)

"Don't Vote For Trump, Former Gov. Whitman Tells N.J. Primary Voters" (Newark Star-Ledger)