"Ryan Jackson, one of the Trump EPA's most powerful players behind the scenes, is joining a prominent mining trade group.

Jackson, who served as chief of staff to two EPA administrators, will leave the agency after three years there to join the National Mining Association.

"Mr. Jackson's in-depth knowledge of the issues and nearly 20 years of working in the U.S. Senate demonstrate a reputation for persistence, integrity, working in a bipartisan fashion and, as one recent story noted, 'unsticking things that are permanently stuck,'" said Ashley Burke, an NMA spokeswoman."

Kevin Bogardus and Mike Soraghan reports for Greenwire January 31, 2020. [2]