"Jeffrey Bossert Clark has repeatedly challenged the science underpinning U.S. climate policy. He'll be defending the administration’s policy rollbacks."
"Jeffrey Bossert Clark, who represented BP in lawsuits over the nation's largest oil spill and has repeatedly challenged the science of climate change, was confirmed Thursday by the Senate to serve as the nation's top environmental lawyer—a key position for the defense of President Donald Trump's regulatory rollback.
Lawmakers voted 52 to 45 to confirm Clark to serve as assistant attorney general for environment and natural resources.
In that post, Clark will steer the federal government's defense of the slew of legal challenges the Trump administration faces over its repeal of environment and climate regulations. He also will be responsible for taking polluters and other environmental lawbreakers to court as head of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division."
Marianne Lavelle reports for InsideClimate News October 11, 2018.
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