Lopez
WASHINGTON – State Assemblyman Peter Lopez, whose district includes
northern Ulster County and Greene County, has been appointed on Thursday
as the regional administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
He will oversee EPA efforts in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the
US Virgin Islands.
Lopez has been a member of the state Assembly since 2007 and is a member
of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation. He is also a
member of the Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy.
“Pete Lopez has spent nearly a decade in one of the country’s
largest state legislature working to improve the quality of life of his
constituents,” said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. “His familiarity
with the region and his experience working to solve environmental problems
in New York will be invaluable in helping EPA serve Americans in the Northeast
and the Caribbean.”
State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos
said Lopez’s “arrival at EPA comes at a time of great uncertainty
for the future of the agency. I look forward to working with him to ensure
our environment and precious natural resources remain protected for all
New Yorkers.”
