GOP Boycotts McCarthy Nomination to EPA

Dems fume over delay
Gina McCarthy / AP

Republican senators on Thursday boycotted a vote to move forward the confirmation of Gina McCarthy, who has been tapped by President Barack Obama to head the Environmental Protection Agency.

Perez Used Private Email for Gov Business

Emails to Planned Parenthood, New York Times, Talking Points Memo
Tom Perez / AP

Documents show Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez used his private email account to leak information about official business while he was assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said in a Wednesday letter to Perez.

E.P.Delay

EPA likely to miss deadline for anti-coal regulations, experts say
Emissions from a coal power plant / AP

Opposition is growing to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed regulations on new power plants and the Obama administration is considering revising the rules, according to news reports.

You’ve Got Mail Trouble

Former EPA official used private email, contrary to agency claims
EPA logo

A former Environmental Protection Agency administrator frequently used a private email account to conduct official business, contrary to previous claims by the agency and court affidavits.

More Transparency, Please

EPA secret email flap could tangle up McCarthy nomination
Gina McCarthy / AP

President Barack Obama tapped Environmental Protection Agency official Gina McCarthy to head the agency on Monday, but a widening probe into the use of secret email addresses by high-level EPA officials could slow her nomination and cause headaches for the administration.

Windsor Knot Tightens

Another EPA official using private email
Jared Blumenfeld / epa.gov

Yet another top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official used a personal email address to conduct government business, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) disclosures reveal.

Top 5 Crazy-Funny Moments from Lisa Jackson’s Secret Emails

‘Richard Windsor’s’ heavily redacted emails provide moments of levity
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released its second batch of emails from former administrator Lisa Jackson’s secret “Richard Windsor” email address. Here are our five favorites.

Whole Lotta Redactin’ Going On

EPA releases thousands of heavily redacted emails from secret account
AP

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its second batch of emails from former administrator Lisa Jackson’s secret email address Friday, but the researcher who sued the agency to obtain the records says it improperly redacted nearly all of the information.

Environmental Correction Agency

IG begins investigation of EPA actions against Texas company
Natural gas well drilled by Range Resources / AP

A federal watchdog is investigating Environmental Protection Agency enforcement actions against a Texas natural gas company that the agency claimed contaminated drinking water through its drilling activities in the state.