Just 10 days after being nominated as the Region 6 Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency in Dallas and Anne Idsal has made comments environmentalists might not appreciate.
Maybe they expected her to tell the Dallas Morning News she’s much like EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt when it comes to blaming humans on any climate change.
The paper said she doesn’t “necessarily” buy the consensus view that human activity is driving the change.
“I think it’s possible that humans have some impact on climate change, the extent of which I have not made up my mind on,” she said.
Idsal was named to the job Dec. 11. As Region 6 administrator, she’s in charge of EPA activities and enforcement in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas and 66 Indian tribes. She had been the deputy land commissioner for the Texas General Land Office since 2015. She served as the general counsel to the GLO and provided legal advice to the Commissioner and led attorneys on issues relating to oil and gas and coastal lands.
Prior to joining the GLO, she had been the General Counsel at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Scott Pruitt nominated her to the new post, calling her an accomplished lawyer who spent her career working to shape environmental and land policy for the Lone Star State.
Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment, Michael Teague joined Pruitt in praising her.
“We are really pleased that the new regional administrator has such great state experience and we look forward to continuing the strong cooperation with Region 6,” he said.
