“We are proud to join the EPA team of dedicated career professionals,”
said Dan Utech, EPA’s incoming Chief of Staff. “EPA will be at the heart of President Biden’s commitment to protect public health and the environment while building a clean energy future that creates good paying jobs. We will be guided by science as we work together to achieve these goals on behalf of all Americans.”
EPA’s leadership team comes with a broad range of expertise and knowledge, including decades of experience in federal, state, and local governments; academia; and non-profit and advocacy organizations. The EPA team also reflects the Biden-Harris commitment to diversity. Additional members of the EPA appointee team will be named in the days and weeks to come.
Susquehanna Valley Congressman Scott Perry (R-10) is responding to a New York Times report that he played a significant role in persuading former President Donald Trump to contest the election results.WGAL News 8 requested to speak with Perry, but his office instead released the following statement:“Throughout the past four years, I worked with Assistant Attorney General Clark on various legislative matters. When President Trump asked if I would make an introduction, I obliged. “My conversations with the President or the Assistant Attorney General, as they have been with all whom I’ve engaged following the election, were a reiteration of the many concerns about the integrity of our elections, and that those allegations should at least be investigated to ease the minds of the voters that they had, indeed, participated in a free and fair election. The NYT cited unnamed sources who said Perry introduced former U.S. Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark to the president as
Positive COVID-19 Cases Increasing in Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, PA) New positive COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise in Pennsylvania. The state Department of Health announced almost 4,000 new cases yesterday. There have now been more than 800-thousand cases in the state since the beginning of the pandemic. 80 more people also passed away due to complications of the coronavirus. Pennsylvania Democrats Calling for Scott Perry to Resign
(Harrisburg, PA) Several Pennsylvania Democrats are calling for Representative Scott Perry to resign for his involvement in Donald Trump s refusal to accept President Biden s victory. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party called for Perry s resignation yesterday. Officials from the group say Perry attempted to use the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 Election results. According to a New York Times article, Perry is being accused of introducing Trump to a Department of Justice attorney who was interested in Trump s claims of electi
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For the first time, we ve heard from the Allentown School District teacher who was placed on leave after he posted pictures of himself attending the rally for President Trump that preceeded a riot at the U.S. Capitol. Jason Moorehead, a teacher at Raub Middle School, tells CNN he did nothing wrong. I was there to observe first-hand a historic day and was never within a mile of the rioting that happened which I didn t know about until much later, Moorehead said. A statement from the school says Moorehead was indeed at the Capitol. Moorehead and his attorney say they haven t heard anything from the district since he was placed on leave.
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TAGGED FOR EPA: Michael Regan has been named by the Biden Administration to head EPA. His confirmation hearings are to begin soon. A large group of ag organizations are supporting his nomination. Incoming EPA staff not requiring Senate confirmation loaded with litigation experience in advancing environmental justice agenda.
A diverse group of 23 agricultural groups wrote Senate Environment and Public Works leaders in support of Michael Regan who’s been nominated to serve as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Currently, a nomination hearing date has not been set for Regan.
“As Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Michael Regan has an established record of listening to all stakeholders, including farmers and ranchers,” states the letter to incoming EPW Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Ranking Member Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va. “During his tenure, he has worke