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Killing cats to restore island backfires.
Two attempts to reverse a man-made environmental catastrophe on a tiny sub-Antarctic island have backfired, necessitating the implementation of a $16-million rescue plan and providing a warning for scientists attempting to remove invasive species. Los Angeles Times, California. 17 January 2009.
Obama nears decisions on energy, environment teams.
The CEQ position—already a top environmental and energy advisory post—is likely to be further elevated in importance, given Obama's vows to make climate-change policies one of his top priorities. Wall Street Journal. 11 December 2008.
Obama to name environmental leader.
President-elect Barack Obama has selected a deputy mayor of Los Angeles to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, transition officials said Wednesday. Associated Press. 11 December 2008.
Interior Secretary choice nears.
There are very few counties that have as much at stake as Sublette County when it comes to President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for Department of Interior Secretary. Pinedale Sublette Examiner, Wyoming. 11 December 2008.
Lisa Jackson in line to be first black EPA chief.
President-elect Barack Obama intends to announce Jackson as EPA administrator in the coming weeks, barring unforeseen circumstances that derail his plans, according to Democratic officials close to the transition. Associated Press. 11 December 2008.
Ex-environment chief Obama's EPA pick.
President-elect Barack Obama will name New Jersey's Lisa Jackson to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency next week, a Trenton source and national news organizations said Wednesday. West Paterson Herald News, New Jersey. 11 December 2008.
Corzine's chief of staff to head EPA.
President-elect Barack Obama is set to nominate New Jersey's Lisa P. Jackson, Gov. Corzine's chief of staff and for nearly three years his top environmental official, to lead the federal government's environmental protection efforts. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 11 December 2008.
Obama expected to select Nobel physicist Steven Chu as Energy secretary.
President-elect Barack Obama will tap Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu as his Energy secretary and former New Jersey environmental protection commissioner Lisa Jackson as head of the EPA. Los Angeles Times, California. 11 December 2008.
Ex-environment chief Obama's EPA pick.
President-elect Barack Obama will name New Jersey's Lisa Jackson to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency next week, a Trenton source and national news organizations said Wednesday. Bergen County Record, New Jersey. 11 December 2008.
Obama starts filling energy team.
President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Steven Chu, a Nobel physics laureate and advocate of alternative energy research, as his energy secretary, a Democratic aide said on Wednesday. Reuters. 11 December 2008.
Obama set to name Chu as energy chief.
Barack Obama is poised to unveil three more senior administration appointments, with Stephen Chu, a Nobel prize-winning Asian-American physicist, thought likely to be among them as his secretary of energy. London Financial Times, England. 11 December 2008.
Browner: strong environmental resume.
Former EPA Administrator Carol Browner will soon return to the center of the political battles over environment and energy — this time as a powerful voice within the White House of President-elect Barack Obama. Associated Press. 11 December 2008.
Obama chooses Chu for energy secretary.
President-elect Barack Obama intends to round out his environmental and natural resources team with a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and three former Environmental Protection Agency officials from the Clinton administration. Associated Press. 11 December 2008.
Obama meets with Gore and touts a 'green' recovery.
President-elect Barack Obama yesterday praised former Vice President Al Gore's ideas on the environment as one part of helping the nation's struggling economy to recover. Associated Press. 10 December 2008.
L.A. deputy mayor reportedly sought for Obama environment team.
President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to name Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley as a top member of his environmental protection team, a Democrat familiar with the appointment said Tuesday. Los Angeles Times, California. 10 December 2008.
Granholm to talk energy with Obama aides in Washington.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm will huddle in Washington, D.C. Wednesday with Barack Obama's presidential transition team to talk about energy issues, stoking speculation that she may be on the verge of being appointed U.S. energy secretary. Detroit News, Michigan. 10 December 2008.
Transition's timing hits climate talks.
Barack Obama's election raised hopes of rapidly ending the long impasse in international negotiations over climate change, but the timing of the presidential transition has severely dimmed those expectations as the current round of talks comes to a head in Poland. Washington Post. 8 December 2008.
California dreaming: Selling green in Detroit and Poznan.
The movers and shakers in the world of climate change may have come to Poland this week for the United Nations' annual climate jamboree, but their eyes are on America. Economist. 8 December 2008.
Next on Obama's dance card, Mother Nature.
The Obama transition team, moving along smartly to fill Cabinet posts, is planning to trot out nominees as early as next week for three jobs much watched by enviros: the secretaries of energy and the interior and the administrator of the EPA. Washington Post. 5 December 2008.
Obama considers Jackson for EPA.
Barack Obama may be dipping into his own environmental team for an administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. And he could choose former NJ Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Jackson. Politico. 5 December 2008.
Lawmakers divided over next FDA head, fixing safety issues.
A top House Democrat is asking President-elect Barack Obama to avoid naming any current officials of FDA to lead the agency, even temporarily, reflecting a divergence of views on Capitol Hill on how to fix the FDA's problems. Wall Street Journal. 5 December 2008.
At USDA, taking on ambitious goals and intractable problems.
On the campaign trail, President-elect Barack Obama said his administration would help small family farms, end childhood hunger and upgrade roads and bridges in rural areas. Washington Post. 4 December 2008.
Candidates for Agriculture Secretary.
Kathleen Sebelius, Charles W. Stenholm, and Dennnis Wolff are all in the running for the position--and each presents something different to bring to the table. Washington Post. 4 December 2008.
Bush quietly passes dozens of new rules.
As the world community meets in Poland this week, the George W. Bush White House is preventing a change of course by President-elect Barack Obama by passing new anti-environmental rules and regulations at a furious pace. Inter Press Service. 2 December 2008.
In Transition: EPA Administrator and Interior Secretary.
The candidates for President-elect Obama's EPA Administrator and Interior Secretary are qualified and diverse. Follows is a brief introduction to the front runners. Washington Post. 28 November 2008.
Blueprint for EPA science.
The science program at EPA currently faces tight budgets and is saddled with what many see as restrictive policies. An opportunity is now seen for new directions and priorities with the transition to the Obama administration. Chemical & Engineering News. 27 November 2008.
For lobbyists, no downturn, just a turnover.
Republican lobbyists are feeling the demand for their services plummet as Democrats ascend in Congress and at the White House. New York Times. 25 November 2008.
How will an urban president handle farm policy?
President-elect Barack Obama's past as an urban community organizer in Chicago makes some wonder how he could relate to farmers, ranchers and other rural people. Weekend Edition, NPR. 23 November 2008.
Obama victory raises hopes for new policies, bigger budgets.
U.S. scientists hope that the election of Barack Obama as president and a larger Democratic majority in both houses of Congress will usher in an era of sustained, healthy increases in the federal funding of basic research. But money isn't everything. Science. 19 November 2008.
Obama grabs the reins.
Nobel prize–winning chemist Mario Molina, who advised President Bill Clinton on science, is assisting Barack Obama's transition team. Science. 19 November 2008.
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