Former pesticide executive to head EPA office

[Judi Lynn]

Former pesticide executive to head EPA office
Dow Chemical was among employers, environmental group wary

Updated: 54 minutes ago
SEATTLE - A former pesticide industry executive has been selected to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's regional office here.

Elin Miller, 46, will serve as regional administrator for the EPA's Region 10, which includes Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho.

She's scheduled to start work Oct. 30, taking over from Ron Kreizenbeck, who has served as acting regional administrator since July.

Miller will oversee regional operations on issues from water quality to toxic cleanup and pesticide safety. The agency handles cleanup of polluted sites such as the Duwamish River and the Asarco smelter near Tacoma.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15208048/



Elin Miller

[shanti]

1. fox meet henhouse

:(

[HuffleClaw]

13. you said it.

pretty blatant.

[SpiralHawk]

2. republicons cheer crony advancement !

Why do republicons hate America?

[Lindsay]

4. "Why do republicons hate America?"

Actually, I think they hate humans.

[Sad4world]

10. They

are Sadists.

[rusty_parts2001]

3. Why not the best--Tom Delay

[prolesunited]

5. I swear that they must sit around and discuss

who is absolutely the *worst* choice for these agencies -- like a guy who thinks the U.N. should be dissolved or a transportation director who thinks highways should be privatized.

It really would be interesting to compile a list of these nonsensical (well, in the reality-based community at least) appointments.

[Joe_VB]

6. Geez......when will it end

[barb162]

7. totally sick

get an environmentalist as the head of the office or an EPA manager

[savemefromdumbya]

8. It gets worse!

[Jcrowley]

9. That seems about right

Door revolveth much in the DC snakepit?

[Vidar]

11. They put pedophiles in charge of children's programs. This is

simply standard operating procedure.

[pinniped]

12. These assholes put logging company execs. in the forest service.

There is nothing new here.

[soothsayer]

14. jeezus, this crowd is UN-BEE-LIEVABLE

[Strawman]

15. If the human being and the fish can coexist peacefully

why not pesticides and the environment?