"Ex-Utility Exec, Hill Aide Tapped for EPA's No. 2 Job"

"President Trump plans to nominate a former utility executive and Hill aide to serve as EPA deputy administrator, the White House announced today.

Doug Benevento, 54, is currently associate deputy administrator at the powerful environmental agency and has held a variety of roles at EPA under the Trump administration.

He first joined the agency in October 2017, serving as Region 8 administrator in EPA's Denver office under former Administrator Scott Pruitt."

Maxine Joselow reports for Greenwire February 13, 2020.

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Source: Greenwire, 02/14/2020