ACTIVISTS SAY ABSENCE OF CAL/EPA SECRETARY HURTS PROGRAMS

Environmentalists charge that the continuing vacancy at the Cal/EPA secretary's position is hurting key programs, including efforts to ensure pollution from future infrastructure expansion is mitigated and new policies seeking greenhouse gas emission reductions are implemented. They also fired on a recent decision by the governor to name Dan Skopec to the undersecretary position, arguing Skopec has a "pro-industry" bias. Skopec was named last month by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the role of Cal/EPA undersecretary and acting agency secretary by...