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Lisa Jackson to stay on at EPA
CLUTCH – Breaking weeks of silence, Jackson addressed the rumors speaking to the press after a meeting in the Senate Hart Building…
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Lisa Jackson (pictured), is staying on despite speculation that she might step down after the White House undercut her efforts to set a stricter smog limit.
In the past weeks, many have called for Jackson to resign in protest to the White House putting plans for the new rule on hold. The White House claims that new regulations against smog would add regulatory uncertainty to an economy already in great flux.