What Is EPA Chief Lisa Jackson Hiding?

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Human Events:

Lisa Jackson is the boss at one of the most contentious government agencies in the Obama administration and is responsible for numerous controversial actions that will have a significant financial effect on American consumers: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

So it’s no wonder Congress is miffed to discover that her decision-making process on key issues was conducted in the most secretive manner Washington has ever devised—under an alias.

Jackson’s secret identity email account name is “Richard Windsor.” The name is part family dog (Richard) and part hometown (East Windsor, N.J.), and it turns out there are at least 12,000 recently discovered but as yet undisclosed emails using her government-approved pseudonym that has prompted two congressional inquiries and an inspector’s general (IG) investigation.

“Our objective is to determine whether EPA follows applicable laws and regulations when using private and alias email accounts to conduct official business,” said the IG’s notice last week announcing the audit.

Meanwhile, the congressional panels want to know how the use of an alias affects transparency—a practice that President Barack Obama pledged to uphold to the highest standard when he was first elected to that office.

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EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to step down

 

The pre-second term exodus from the Obama administration continued Thursday with the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson.

In a statement, Jackson said she is "confident the ship is sailing in the right direction" after nearly four years as EPA administrator, and she is looking forward to new challenges.

The Associated Press reports that "Jackson's tenure was marked by high-profile brawls with industry and congressional Republicans over such issues a global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline and new controls on coal-fired plants."

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/12/27/obama-lisa-jackson-epa/1793767/

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Sure alot of people stepping down before their investigations are complete.

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Is The EPA's Lisa Jackson Trying To Dodge A Federal Probe?

 

Politics: EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced Thursday she's leaving her post. Is she getting out just ahead of an investigation into the illegal use of private emails for official government business?

Federal law bars government employees from using private email accounts for official communications unless the emails are appropriately stored and can be tracked. The objective is to ensure open government.

Apparently, though, Jackson would prefer to work in the shadows outside the disinfecting light.

Suspicions led the Environmental Protection Agency inspector general to launch a probe into Jackson's email use and prompted at least two congressional committees to dig around as well.

What we now know is that Arvin Ganesan, EPA associate administrator for congressional and intergovernmental affairs, confirmed to six interested House members on Dec. 12 that Jackson did indeed use the name "Richard Windsor" in secret email exchanges on a private account.

So what was communicated in these emails?

 

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/122712-638555-lisa-jackson-resigns-while-inspector-general-investigates-emails.htm

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"Dick" Windsor gone? Say it ain't so.....

 

Make sure you cancel her travel visa.