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huffingtonpost.com - 12/17/2008
Lisa Jackson, EPA Chief Pick, Has A Record That Raises Eyebrows
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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 ...
google.com - 12/12/2008
The Associated Press: Lisa Jackson in line to be first black EPA chief
— google.com — 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) Lisa Jackson is in line to become the first African-American to lead... the Environmental Protection Agency. President-elect Barack Obama intends to announce Jackson as EPA administrator in the coming weeks, barring unforeseen ... (more) The Associated Press: Lisa Jackson in line to be first ...

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politico.com - 12/15/2008
EPA pick hit for Jersey record - Joaquin Sapien - ProPublica
— politico.com — Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama named 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 ... (more) EPA pick hit for Jersey record - Joaquin Sapien - ...

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google.com - 12/23/2008
Court reinstates clean air rule during EPA fix
— google.com — Associated Press: In a ruling hailed by environmentalists, a federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated one of... President George W. Bush's clean air regulations while the Environmental Protection Agency makes court-mandated changes. In July, the U.S. ... (more) Court reinstates clean air rule during EPA fix

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Obama's Cabinet Choices: Eco Friendly or Not?
Greenopia Environmental News — ... real? Sounds like a good place to start to me. Lisa Jackson, Head of the EPA Obama s appointment of Lisa Jackson as head of the Environmental Protection Agency further encouraged environmentalists. She is a respected state official from New Jersey, where she was the commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection. She is known for being a good listener while being tough as nails, and is the first African-American to head the department. Some have critisized her slower-than-ideal movement on Superfund cleanups in New Jersey, while others see her long-term ...

AAEA To Opponents Of Lisa Jackson: Leave Her Alone
African American Environmentalist Association — ... contamination remained at the site. Even the New Jersey Sierra Club said Ms. Jackson was not to blame for the Kiddie Kollege incident and blamed New Jersey's former environmental commissioner for removing the site from the state's list of contaminated sites. Twisting this incident into Ms. Jackson somehow trying to willingly expose children to mercury is just pure evil. AAEA is not taking kindly to these spurious and surreptitious attempts at character assassination. (The Huffington Post, 12/17/08) ...

What's In Store For Alternative Energy With Obama's Cabinet?
Alternative Energy Stocks — ... Commitment to making decisions based on science rather than politics; Unveiled New Jersey's carbon emissions reduction strategy; Commitment to fighting pollution and climate change  ...

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