Jonathon Berman, jonathon.berman@sierraclub.org
San Francisco, CA -- Today, embattled EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced he is naming agricultural attorney Mike Stoker to head EPA’s Region 9. This region consists of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Islands.
Stoker is perhaps best known as the person who coined the phrase “lock her up.”
In response, Sierra Club Western Director for Beyond Coal Bill Corcoran released the following statement:
“Not only does Mike Stoker bring no expertise of the issues facing this region, he has no understanding of what action is required to protect our health or our clean air and water. Scott Pruitt has already shown a total disregard for states’ actions on climate, and the appointment of Stoker does nothing to change it. Once again, states must step-up and take meaningful climate action as we will continue to see nothing out of this administration.”
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