Greens say ‘good riddance’ to Daley By Ben Geman - 01/09/12 05:26 PM ET Don’t look for many environmentalists to mourn the resignation of White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, who was scorned by some activists for presiding over the controversial decision last year toscuttle tougher Environmental Protection Agency smog rules. Critics on the left say Daley, who will be replaced by Office of Management and Budget chief Jack Lew, was too close to business interests.
“While Lew's environmental ethic remains to be seen, it's hard to see how he could be worse than Daley, who seemed to do whatever big business asked of him,” said Bill Snape, senior counsel with the Center for Biological Diversity.
Frank O’Donnell of Clean Air Watch concurred. “I say good riddance, with hopes that EPA will be permitted to do its job without Daley-style political interference on behalf of big business,” O’Donnell said. The White House decision to overrule EPA in September came after Daleyplayed an unusually direct role in the process, meeting with a suite of industry groups and environmentalists about the planned ozone regulation.
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