North Country enviros love Kennedy for EPA chief

There’s talk that environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, founder of the Waterkeeper Alliance, could take over as EPA chief under the new President Barack Obama.

North Country greenies love the idea. Here’s Lake George waterkeeper Chris Navitsky’s tongue-in-cheek reaction, in the Albany Times-Union:

“One waterkeeper I won’t name was even joking what it could be like to file a lawsuit against EPA in the future, and have to put Kennedy’s name on it,” said Navitsky. There are 10 waterkeeper programs in New York.

He wondered if Kennedy, an environmental lawyer with a long history of suing polluters, would face spirited opposition from some past adversaries during potential confirmation hearings.

“It will be interesting to see how influential some businesses might be in this. Bobby is despised by some sectors, like coal and power plants,” said Navitsky.

Kennedy, a New Yorker, is the son of slain Democratic leader Bobby Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968.

Read the T-U’s full treatment here.