Al Armedariz, the Environmental Protection Agency official at the center of budding scandal surrounding a 2010 video in which he said the EPA should "crucify" polluters, has resigned. Armendariz, head of the EPA's South and Southwest region in Dallas, sent a letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson late Sunday informing her of his decision to [...]
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed a hold on approval of a coal-fired power plant in South Dakota, a move environmental groups say indicates increased scrutiny under President Barack Obama. "This is a signal that the Ob... Read Post
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) administrator in the South and Southwest region (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas), Al Armendariz, has resigned after Republicans took aim at comments he made two ... Read Post
Al Armendariz, the top EPA administrator in the South and Southwest region has left his post after “crucify them” remarks he made in 2010 surfaced online last week. Republicans immediately jumped on Armendariz’s comments after they ... Read Post