A former regional administrator based in Texas who talked of "crucifying" polluters will work on the Sierra Club's "Beyond Coal" campaign.
A senior Environmental Protection Agency official resigned Sunday in an effort to end the furor over his remarks two years ago that the EPA should make examples of polluters the way Romans crucified people to quash rebellions. Read full article >>
The GOP's crusade against the Environmental Protection Agency has culminated in the lose of a regional administrator's job.
AP reports that EPA bureaucrat Al Armendariz has resigned after “Republicans targeted him” over his 2010 remarks on videotape comparing the agency’s enforcement strategy to Roman crucifixions. This was a hot story in conservative circles,...Show More Summary
Al Armendariz has officially tendered his resignation following a controversial video, which surfaced last week, and shows the Obama-appointed EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) regional chief claiming to “crucify” oil companies.Show More Summary
Al Armendariz, a mid-level official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 2009, resigned this week after conservatives expressed outrage at a metaphor he invoked at a town hall meeting nearly two years ago.
A top regional official in the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned after Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) criticized him for remarks he made two years ago. Al Armendariz, who was administrator for a five-state region, used the word "crucify" to describe how he would go after companies violating environmental laws. Show More Summary
A top regional official in the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned after Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) criticized him for remarks he made two years ago. Al Armendariz, who was administrator for a five-state region, used the word "crucify" to describe how he would go after companies violating environmental laws. Show More Summary
Saying he had become a distraction, a senior Environmental Protection Agency official who used the word "crucify" to describe how the EPA enforced laws in the oil industry resigned on Monday.
Cross one off the list.
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency's office in Dallas has resigned over comments he made in 2010 that became the focus of political condemnation last week. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday that she accepted a letter of resignation from Al Armendariz. "I respect the difficult decision he made and his wish to avoid [...]
Last week, there was quite the to-do when Sen. Jim Inhofe's (R-OK) released a video they'd unearthed of an EPA regional administrator...
Inevitable: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region has resigned after Republicans targeted him over remarks made two years ago when he used the word “crucify” to describe his approach to enforcement. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson sent Sunday, Al Armendariz says he [...]
"Top EPA Official Resigns Over 'Crucify' Comment." Imagine your career wrecked over a slightly edgy analogy. Meanwhile, Hilary Rosen — who said something much more importune — was back on "Meet the Press" yesterday.
Al Armendariz faced withering criticism from Republicans over a 2010 speech.
The EPA official who bragged about “Crucifying” American energy companies has resigned. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) released video last week. In the video, Obama EPA official Al Armendariz promises to “crucify” potential foes of the EPA who disagree with the … Continue reading ?
BUS, UNDER: Top EPA Official Resigns Over “Crucify” Comment.
An official who spoke of seeking to "crucify" big polluters says that he does not want his remarks to distract people from the E.P.A.'s "important work."
THE HILL: Republican floats measure calling on official to resign over “crucify” remarks.