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The line of succession for the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is as follows: [4] Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; General Counsel; Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management; Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112–166 (text)), signed into law on August 10, 2012, eliminates the requirement of Senate approval for 163 positions, allowing the president alone to appoint persons to these positions: [7] Parts of the act went into effect immediately, while other parts took effect ...
On March 4, 2013, President Obama announced he was nominating Gina McCarthy as EPA Administrator for his second term. [ 175 ] On May 9, 2013, all eight Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee boycotted the panel in order to deny a vote on Gina McCarthy's nomination to head the EPA. [ 220 ]
President Donald Trump's administration will begin rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations in an 'aggressive way' as soon as next week.
The Trump administration revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers. Trump administration drops Obama-era ...
Andrew R. Wheeler (born December 23, 1964 [citation needed]) is an American attorney who served as the 15th administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2019 to 2021. [1]
Scott Pruitt plans to sign a declaration by Sunday that the Obama administration’s vehicle efficiency rules are "not appropriate" and must be revised. EPA poised to reject Obama vehicle fuel ...
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Announced July 5, 2018 Assumed office July 9, 2018 [n 3] Deputy EPA administrator Andrew R. Wheeler of Virginia – Administrator of the Small Business Administration Announced April 4, 2019 Assumed office January 15, 2020: Treasurer of the United States Jovita Carranza of Illinois –