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Jeers for Jackson
Grist - the Latest from Grist — By Guest author This article by reporter Joaquin Sapien is republished courtesy of ProPublica.org. The story was also co-published with Politico. ----- Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Monday evening to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is already being hailed as a historic choice. The former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and transition team member would be the first African-American EPA chief, and supporters have praised her work ethic, approachability, ...

Likely EPA pick hit for Jersey record
Ecoearth.info Blog — Likely EPA Pick Hit for Jersey Record This story was co-published with Politico. Lisa P. Jackson testifies before New Jersey's Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 6, 2006. (Mel Evans/AP Photo) Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Monday evening to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is already being hailed as a historic choice. The former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and transition team member would be the first African-American EPA chief, and supporters have praised her work ethic, approachability and ...

Obama Confirms Green Team
Environmental Leader — ... that critics are not too pleased about another nomination –Lisa Jackson. The online newspaper cited Politico , which reported that critics say Jackson has been “too close to industry, withheld information from the public – and fallen well short of the pledge she made when taking office in February 2006 to fix the state’s beleaguered toxic waste program.”