GOP Boycotts McCarthy Nomination to EPA

Dems fume over delay
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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.

More Transparency, Please

EPA secret email flap could tangle up McCarthy nomination
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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
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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.

EPA Official Resigns

Another snared in secret email probe, says GOP senator
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A top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official under congressional investigation for using a private email address to conduct government business is stepping down.

Whole Lotta Redactin’ Going On

EPA releases thousands of heavily redacted emails from secret account
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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.

Stonewalling Justice

EPA shields information regarding administrator’s secret email account
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The Environmental Protection Agency is blocking the release of key information around an alias email account used by its previous secretary by inappropriately applying a Freedom of Information Act exemption, three Republican lawmakers say.

The Windsor-Not

House Republicans threaten ‘formal action’ against EPA for Jackson’s secret email
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Republican lawmakers on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee warned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Thursday they may take “formal action” to pry information from the department regarding outgoing EPA administrator Lisa Jackson’s use of secret email addresses.

Who is Richard Windsor?

Questions mount over EPA administrator’s secret email address
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Pressure from Congress and independent watchdogs continues to mount on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to explain why she maintained a secret email address under the alias “Richard Windsor.”

House Pressures EPA on Emails

Secret Emails subject of inquiry by Energy and Commerce Committee
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee is pressing the Environmental Protection Agency for answers on the use of secret email addresses by agency administrator Lisa Jackson and other top EPA officials.