Clinton creates environment post

Journal Article · Wed Feb 17 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Chemical Week; (United States)

OSTI ID:6677384

Begley, R

Raising the importance of environmental considerations in all federal policy, President Clinton is creating a new White House Office of Environmental Policy and renewing his pledge to elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to a Cabinet-level position. The new office will coordinate environmental policy throughout the federal government, working with the security, economics, and domestic policy councils, as well as relevant federal agenies. Its duties will include addressing global environmental problems and promoting green' technologies. Pending Congressional approval, Clinton plans to dismantle the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Sen. Max Baucus (D., MT), chairman of the Senate Environment Committee, cautiously says he needs to review how CEQ's many important functions' will be handled by the new organization. Clinton also dismantled former Vice President Quayle's Competitiveness Council, saying it is closed, and so is the back door the polluters used to get out from under our laws.'

• OSTI ID: 6677384
• Journal Information: Chemical Week; (United States), Journal Name: Chemical Week; (United States) Vol. 152:6; ISSN CHWKA9; ISSN 0009-272X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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