Key Players Question EPA's Ability To Lead New Sustainability Approach

As EPA takes steps toward building an operational framework for incorporating sustainability measures across the agency, a landmark effort that Administrator Lisa Jackson calls the "new approach" to environmental issues, key former agency officials and other observers are questioning the agency's ability to lead sustainability efforts. While Jackson recently announced the creation of a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel to advise the agency on how it can replace its current risk-based approach with a more holistic sustainability approach, some...