The article is an opinion piece by Michelle A. Williams, former dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on the EPA decision. The author describes the EPA's decision as wrong and morally wrong. He claims the EPA has erased a century of public health progress. The decision is related to an attack on environmental protections, including the definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. The US Supreme Court in Sackett v. The 2023 EPA removed protections for most wetlands and streams. The EPA plans to review and weaken 31 key regulations that will threaten water quality and the health of communities. According to the author, these steps prioritize polluters over the EPA's mission to protect human health and the environment.