grist.org - 1/14/2009
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The Picks EPA Administrator: Lisa Jackson While many enviros have had nice things to say about Jackson, she's been a controversial figure in New Jersey, where she served as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection from February 2006 to November 2008. Some N.J. groups say she's ...
dtnprogressivefarmer.com - 1/15/2009
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Tom Vilsack's confirmation hearing for agriculture secretary basically
went off without a hitch Wednesday in Washington. The...
hearing effectively amounted to those wonderful, protracted question-speeches by senators working to stress to Vilsack all of ...
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gristmill.grist.org - 1/8/2009
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Lisa Jackson is Obama's pick to head the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sources close to the transition...
confirm. Jackson, who's been working on Obama's transition team for the EPA, has served since 2006 as commissioner of the New Jersey ...
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Transition talk: Jackson action | Gristmill: The ...
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Obama Green Team Cheat Sheet
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