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New York state Assemblyman Pete Lopez has been tapped to become the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator for Region 2, which includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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President Donald Trump talked to embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday evening, the White House says, following reports that the EPA chief is under review for paying cheap rent for a Washington apartment linked to an energy lobbyist.

Before moving to Texas this summer to head up the Texas Farm Service Agency, Judy Canales served as the Administrator for Rural Business Development and Cooperative Programs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

WASHINGTON — The two top officials in charge of security and toxic - waste cleanups at the Environmental Protection Agency have abruptly left their jobs, days after EPA administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers that his subordinates were to blame for alleged ethical lapses that have prompted more than a dozen federal investigations of the aAgency have abruptly left their jobs, days after EPA administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers that his subordinates were to blame for alleged ethical lapses that have prompted more than a dozen federal investigations of the agencyagency.

And the Washington Blade reports that Fred Hochberg, one of Obama's SBA transition team leaders and a former deputy administrator for the agency, is also being vetted for the job.

He also worked on implementation of the Medicare drug benefit as a senior advisor to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where he supported policy work on quality improvement and the agency's coverage process, particularly as it related to new medical technologies.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly leased an apartment linked to a Washington lobbyist for $ 50 a night.

But departing Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Administrator Cass Sunstein's demands that executive agencies spend time searching for obsolete rules is an unjustified burden and cost to government agencies.

It comes as no surprise that EPA Administrator Pruitt recently announced the Agency's intention to rollback the 2022 through 2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for autos and light trucks.

Last month, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the agency will abandon the long - term fuel economy standards developed by the Obama administration for 2022 - 20Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the agency will abandon the long - term fuel economy standards developed by the Obama administration for 2022 - 20agency will abandon the long - term fuel economy standards developed by the Obama administration for 2022 - 2025,...

A CNN analysis has found that embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt paid himself nearly $ 65,000 in reimbursements from his two campaigns for Oklahoma attorney general, a move at least...

A CNN analysis has found that embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt paid himself nearly $ 65,000 in reimbursements from his two campaigns for Oklahoma attorney general, a move at least one...

In this April 26, 2018 photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt removes his glasses as he testifies at a hearing of the House Appropriations subcommittee for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hil in Washington.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who's previously drawn criticism for his spending habits, came under scrutiny again Friday after details of his housing arrangement emerged: According to media reports, Pruitt leased an apartment linked to a Washington lobbyist for $ 50 a night.

«Startups are creating new products and efficiencies that federal agencies need, so we host meetings with local entrepreneurs who have these solutions and want to enter the federal marketplace,» Jason Klumb, the administrator for GSA in the Heartland region, said in a recent phone interview.

Carol Lancaster, who teaches at Georgetown University, has worked on U.S. policy toward Africa as a fellow of various Washington think tanks, as deputy assistant secretary of state for Africa in the Carter administration, and as deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the Clinton administration.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2015 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg announced the United States» first - ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50 - percent reduction by 2030.

LINCOLN — In her keynote address before Mass Audubon's Annual Meeting Friday evening, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy exhorted the audience to stand up for a healthy environment as a quality - of - life issue.

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

Judith Enck, a former regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency who is working with Bennington College on the informal survey, welcomed the additional efforts by the state and characterized the timing of the agency's announcement on Tuesday as «curious.&Agency who is working with Bennington College on the informal survey, welcomed the additional efforts by the state and characterized the timing of the agency's announcement on Tuesday as «curious.&agency's announcement on Tuesday as «curious.»

WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spent more than $ 120,000 in public funds last summer for a trip to Italy that included a meeting of G - 7 ministers and...

Judith Enck, the regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, notes that «from their designation as probable human carcinogens to their well - documented immunologic, neurologic and reproductive health effects, long - term exposure to PCBs is cause for considerable concern.»

Judith Enck served as the regional administrator for the Environmental Protective Agency from 2009 to 2016.

Judith Enck, a Rensselaer County resident who has been regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since 2009, will step down from her position on Friday as part of the transition of incoming President - elect Donald Trump.

She worked for President Bill Clinton as Deputy Communications Director at the White House during his administration «to help restore Mr. Clinton's image in the aftermath of (his) impeachment and Monica Lewinsky», [2] and as Associate Administrator for Communications at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Judith Enck, this area's regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, said environmental justice best practices require not only public meetings, but other strategies to engage those affected by a project.

In a letter sent Friday to Judith Enck, regional administrator of the EPA, attorneys from Mr. Schneiderman's office said the agency should delay awarding a «certificate of completion» to GE for the dredging work.

Lopez left the 102nd in September to serve as a regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Hayworth's letter comes the same day FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate visited the storm - ravaged Catskill town of Prattsville with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and acknowledged his cash - strapped agency (with just $ 800 million in its coffers) won't be able to foot the entire clean - up bill for the multi-state disaster.

Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck, who was featured in the Politico article and is also a regular voice on WAMC, called the actions by EPA and the Department of Defense «scientific censorship» of the report being compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services» Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Federal Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck and New York State DEC Commissoner Basil Seggos joined other government officials in a candid two - hour session with Ezra Prentice residents, who have long suspected oil trains and diesel truck traffic could be responsible for their health issues.

Espaillat, the first formerly undocumented immigrant elected to the House, assailed several other Trump's proposed appointees: Breitbart News co-founder Stephen Bannon for chief political strategist; Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General; Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; fast food magnate Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labor.

The administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it will take up to an estimated $ 50 billion to help rebuild Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria and warned that the U.S. territory is not ready for another disaster.

EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck said the federal agency had a health advisory in place since 2009 recommending that PFOA in water supplies not exceed 400 parts per trillion for short - term exposure, which would be weeks or months.

Gina McCarthy, the administrator for the EPA, fired back at New York's commissioners of health and environmental conservation, who this week accused the federal agency of giving «conflicting guidance» about a toxic chemical that polluted water supplies in eastern Rensselaer County.

Republican Assemblyman Peter Lopez has been appointed the Region 2 administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency announced on ThuAgency, the agency announced on Thuagency announced on Thursday.

Vice President Mike Pence will meet this morning with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green.

The hits kept coming Thursday for embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt after the agency's top ethics lawyer said he was misled about Pruitt's sweetheart condo deal, a new report said...

Among those who have been watching closely as the PFOA water contamination problem plays out in the Village of Hoosick Falls, NY is Judith Enck, a long - time Rensselaer County resident and the former regional administrator for the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

Judith Enck, a former regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, said the unveiled results should push officials to address the issue quickly.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator, Judith A. Enck joined Erie County Commissioner of Health, Dr. Gale Burstein, representatives of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and a Buffalo family to highlight the organizations» successful efforts to reduce indoor air pollution that can trigger asthma attacks.

Judith Enck, regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, declined comment because she said her office has not received a copy of the agreement.

Schumer, D - N.Y., asked agency Administrator Gregory Nadeau in a letter Thursday to work with Onondaga County to open the temporary parking lot exit directly onto I - 690 for about 20 concerts per year.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it will take up to an estimated $ 50 billion to help rebuild Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria and warned that the U.S. territory is not ready for another disaster.

But Judith Enck, the Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator for Region 2, which includes New York and New Jersey, says Earth Day has evolved over the years.

«Congresswoman Stefanik does not believe Administrator Pruitt answered her concerns about the recent ethical lapses at the EPA under his watch, and she continues to call for new leadership at this agency,» said Tom Flanagin, a spokesman.

The EPA's regional administrator said it's «imperative» for the agency to expand its efforts to ensure the river is fully fixed.

The Environmental Protection Agency calls climate change a threat to human health.Judith Enck, EPA administrator for the region that includes New York state, says the new standards will make the air easier to breathe for people with repertory illnesses, like the 25 million Americans who live with asthma.