CONTROVERSIAL EPA AIR CHIEF HOLMSTEAD RESIGNS

Controversial EPA air chief Jeffrey Holmstead announced July 20 he will resign at the end of August. While observers have just begun speculating on Holmstead's replacement, one environmentalist says a likely successor is William Wehrum, who is now one of Holmstead's top aides and is viewed as holding similar positions on major issues. Holmstead has worked as the assistant administrator for air & radiation since the Bush administration took office and was instrumental in some of EPA's most controversial air...