 | EPA Lefturd Jumps Ship Before the Subpoenas Start Hitting! |
I'm patiently awaiting a plethora of resignations tomorrow and throughout the weekend. So, the early timing of this one was quite surprising to me. She must of done something extremely unethical even for a lefturd.
EPA policy chief steps down
By ROBIN BRAVENDER | 11/4/10 | Politico
One of the Obama administration's most aggressive officials on global warming regulations is stepping down from her post at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Lisa Heinzerling, the head of EPA's policy office, will return to her position as a Georgetown University law professor at the end of the year, said EPA spokesman Brendan Gilfillan.
Within EPA, Heinzerling is one of the more dogmatic proponents of regulating greenhouse gases to the maximum extent possible under the Clean Air Act.
There are two camps within the agency on climate, said an environmental advocate who spoke on background. The Heinzerling camp, with the mind-set that, "we have the law on our side; let's go get them." In the other camp are Administrator Lisa Jackson and EPA air chief Gina McCarthy, who are trying to maintain the support of the White House and Congress.
Heinzerling gained fame in the environmental community for her role in helping to win a landmark 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that gave EPA the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. At EPA, she's played a leading role in crafting the agency's controversial climate policies as Jackson's senior climate policy attorney and then as the associate administrator of EPA's Office of Policy.
"I think she's probably the farthest left and most committed of anyone on the team, with the exception of Carol Browner," on climate change, said an industry attorney familiar with the agency, referring to the former agency administrator and President Barack Obama's energy and climate adviser.
Although Jackson and EPA regulations have become popular targets for Republicans and industry groups, many environmentalists say the agency has watered down its climate rules in an effort to deflect political opposition.
Obama defended the agency Wednesday, citing the Massachusetts v. EPA Supreme Court ruling and saying he's not backing down on climate change.
"The EPA is under a court order that says greenhouse gases are a pollutant that fall under their jurisdiction, and I think one of the things that's very important to me is not to have us ignore the science," Obama said.
Heinzerling's position is not Senate-confirmed. She took a two-year leave of absence from Georgetown when she left in 2009.
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