{"id":229,"date":"2008-11-07T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2008\/11\/07\/north-country-enviros-love-kennedy-for-epa-chief\/"},"modified":"2008-11-07T10:50:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-07T14:50:00","slug":"north-country-enviros-love-kennedy-for-epa-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2008\/11\/07\/north-country-enviros-love-kennedy-for-epa-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"North Country enviros love Kennedy for EPA chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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

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“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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kennedy, a New Yorker, is the son of slain Democratic leader Bobby Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968.<\/p>\n

Read the T-U’s full treatment here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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