Lopez
WASHINGTON – 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, a Republican eleted to state Assembly in 2007, 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 legislatures 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.”
