A former air chief’s warning about the EPA

By John Siciliano

Published April 18, 2016 12:01am ET

A former air chief’s warning about the EPA — Jeff Holmstead was the Environmental Protection Agency’s air chief under President George W. Bush from 2001-05. But a lot has changed since then, he said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. The EPA office he once headed has become synonymous with the war on coal and federal overreach under President Obama. That’s something that […]

Jeff Holmstead was the Environmental Protection Agency’s air chief under President George W. Bush from 2001-05.

But a lot has changed since then, he said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. The EPA office he once headed has become synonymous with the war on coal and federal overreach under President Obama. That’s something that wasn’t envisioned when the agency was established in 1970.