Lisa Jacksons tumultuous legacy as she leaves EPA
Outgoing EPA Administrator Lisa Jacksons legacy in bringing about the doubling of fuel economy standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025 will cause reverberations throughout the auto industry for years to come. The headlines as she announced her departure at the end of President Obamas first term tell the story of her tenure: Business breathes easier (Forbes), four fiery years and repeated battles with industry groups (USA Today), tumultuous term (Fox News).
Three names are mentioned in media reports as potential replacements for Jackson: Deputy EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe, who was Marylands Environment Secretary from 1990 to 1993; Kathleen McGinty, former head of Pennsylvanias Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Advisor to Al Gore when he was senator; and Gina McCarthy, head of the EPAs Office of Air and Radiation.
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