The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has drawn sharp criticism from conservative members of Congress with its proposal for tighter restrictions on sulfur in gasoline and pollution from cars and trucks.
President Obama has named Gina McCarthy as his choice for the new EPA administrator and scientist Ernest Moniz from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as his pick for Energy secretary.
Lisa Jackson is resigning from her position as head of the Environmental Protection Agency after serving for four years. In a statement regarding her resignation, Jackson said "I