We recently talked about the Lisa Jackson prospective election as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Senate has now approved Jackson for the position of director. Jackson, who is a graduate of Princeton chemical engineering, is the first African American to head the EPA. Jackson worked for the EPA for 19 years before becoming commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in 06.
After his confirmation, Jackson informed all EPA employee expectations and objectives of President Obama for the organization, including work to clean up toxic sites across the United States.
contamination old mines WR Grace in Libby, Montana, has left many community residents with asbestos-related diseases and their medical options are running out. Senator Baucus, a longtime advocate for helping people of Libby, hopes that Jackson will be able to declare the city a "public health emergency", which will allow federal support to the medical needs of its people.
It is well documented that deaths from mesothelioma and other diseases related to asbestos are well above normal in the town of Libby. Funds from previous health programs are beginning to lose weight, and the city has reached out to state officials to allocate more of these programs in the new budget. Hopefully the announcement and induction of Lisa Jackson EPA will bring new funding and solutions to the people of Libby and hope for a better environment in the world.
