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"EPA Air Office Appointee Fought Climate, Emission Rules" [1]

"EPA has hired another political appointee in its air regulatory office who has a long history of suing the agency.

Karl Moor on Monday joined the Office of Air and Radiation as a deputy assistant administrator, the agency confirmed this morning. Once a staffer in the Reagan administration and on Capitol Hill, Moor has in recent decades fought stricter environmental protections and climate policies in court.

'We're excited to have Karl as part of the EPA team,' agency spokesperson Molly Block wrote today in an email.

"He has worked for nearly two "

Kelsey Brugger and Sean Reilly report for Greenwire December 6, 2019. [2]

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Source: Greenwire [2], 12/09/2019
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