Lisa P. Jackson, one of Obama's few honest appointees, to step down as EPA chief

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In an administration crawling with the likes of Timothy Geithner, Michael Taylor, Eric Holder, and Ron Kirk, it's good to know that Obama appointed at least one decent person to serve the people. It's just too bad she's leaving.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/27/epa-lisa-jackson-resignation-record/1793979/

EPA chief Lisa Jackson steps down after 4 fiery years

Wendy Koch, USA TODAY3:49p.m. EST December 27, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson announced Thursday that she's stepping down after a four-tenure marked by her agency's first greenhouse gas regulations and repeated battles with industry groups and GOP lawmakers.

Jackson, the first African American to serve as EPA administrator, came into office with bold plans to address climate change but accomplished only part of her agenda, foiled by opposition on Capitol Hill and occasionally the White House.

She often faced harsh congressional grilling. Last year, the GOP chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, said she would need her own parking spot at the Capitol because he planned to summon her often for questioning.

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Her departure, slated to occur after President Obama's annual State of the Union address in January, comes amid other turnover that's common between presidential terms. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is leaving as is Jane Lubchenco, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Others, including Energy Secretary Steven Chu, are likely to follow.

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1. kick

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2. so, when 'one of Obama's few honest appointees' says the administration has made 'historic progress'

. . . we should believe her.


“As the President said earlier this year when he addressed EPA’s employees, she quoted, ‘You help make sure the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat are safe. You help protect the environment not just for our children but their children. And you keep us moving toward energy independence. We have made historic progress on all these fronts.’”

Environment News Service (http://ens-newswire.com/2012/12/27/u-s-epa-administrator-lisa-jackson-resigns/)