February 2, 2024 archive

EPA nominee approved despite opposition from Sens. Lankford and Mullin

 (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)   With Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin voting against him, President Biden’s nominee to lead the EPA’s air pollution office was confirmed by a one-vote margin. Joe Goffman, a longtime EPA official was approved on a 50-49 vote. West  Virginia Sen. Joe Machin was the lone Democrat to …

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