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Death By Pollution: How the Obama Administration Just Put Thousands of Lives at Risk

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. June 3, 2011.

The Democrats and President Obama have just turned their backs on the most disenfranchised and vulnerable among us.

EPA's Choice This Week: Crucify Appalachia or Stand Up to Big Coal Lobby

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. November 29, 2010.

After forty years of reckless devastation and criminal violations, the fate of clean water and human rights in the Appalachian coalfields is now in the hands of Lisa Jackson.

After Admitting Faults at Hearing, New EPA Head Starts Work

Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica. January 26, 2009.

Jackson was confirmed despite questions about her failure to regulate contaminants in drinking water and other concerns.

Obama's Controversial EPA Pick

Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica. December 16, 2008.

Lisa Jackson is getting mixed reviews for her industry ties and the trail of toxic waste left behind in her last job.