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Ex-Republican governor says Trump should be ’embarrassed’ for begging for a Nobel Prize
By Sarah K. Burris Raw Story February 18, 2019 Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (R-NJ) said that President Donald Trump should be embarrassed for begging for a Nobel Peace Prize. [...]
When it comes to clean and safe water we’re all in the same boat
By James J. Florio & Christine Todd Whitman Star Ledger December 2, 2018 It has been a rough year for New Jersey's water infrastructure. Every New Jerseyan has a stake in this issue, whether you are a parent pouring your child a glass of water, a firefighter or a manufacturer... [...]
Ex-EPA Chief: Millenials Have Stepped Up Amid Complacency on the Environment
By Isabella Bruni NECN April 19, 2018 Christine Todd Whitman was at the first Earth Day 48 years ago, long before she became governor of New Jersy and head of the Environmental Protection Agency. [...]
Earth Day Big 10: Experts offer planet prognosis
By Jeff D'Alessio The News-Gazette April 22, 2018 We'd wish you a happy Earth Day but as you'll see below, not everyone is in a merry mood about the future of our planet. We asked the experts: On a scale of 1 to 10 — with 1 being 'no worries' and 10 being 'utterly terrified' — how concerned are you [...]
Former administrators say Pruitt’s impact on EPA can be reversed
By Greta Jochem Grist April 12, 2018 Amid a deluge of ethical scandals, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt seems to be on the ropes, teetering between his apparent propensity for corruption and his perceived effectiveness as President Donald Trump’s master de-regulator. [...]
Ex-EPA chief Whitman says no need for Scott Pruitt’s spending on security, travel
By Charles Stile USA TODAY Network April 11, 2018 Christie Todd Whitman knows what it's like to sit behind the desk in the wood-paneled executive office on the third floor of the Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, D.C. [...]
Here’s What the EPA’s Website Looks Like After a Year of Climate Change Censorship
By Laignee Barron TIME March 1, 2018 Throughout the Trump administration’s first year in office, the Environmental Protection Agency has been quietly scrubbing mentions of climate change and tweaking related language on its website – an effort critics have decried as scientific censorship. [...]
National task force will fix a democracy damaged by Trump
nj.com By Times of Trenton Editorial Board February 9, 2018 You know you've entered strange times when two respected heavy-hitters with opposing political perspectives feel impelled to form a task force to monitor the actions of their president. [...]
FORMER NJ GOV. WHITMAN TO CHAIR NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO FIX U.S. DEMOCRACY
NS Spotlight Colleen O'Dea February 1, 2018 Task force to battle the erosion of American values in politics and government, and undo the tone of anger and hate of current administration. [...]
Editorial: Gurbir Grewal, historic choice for attorney general
northjersey.com December 12, 2017 Attorneys general matter. That’s true on the federal level. It’s true on the state level. That’s why Jeff Sessions’ appointment as U.S. attorney general remains troubling. And why Gov.-elect Phil Murphy’s Tuesday announcement that he has chosen Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal for state attorney general is so encouraging. [...]
Ruckelshaus, Reilly, Babbitt, Whitman Say No to Pebble Mine
NRDC By Joel Reynolds December 12, 2017 Unprecedented bipartisan statement calls Pebble “wrong mine in wrong place” [...]
EPA Rollbacks Put People in ‘Grave Danger’
CNN/Newsmax By Joe Crowe October 24, 2017 Changes to environmental regulations by Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt could put people in "grave danger," according to Christine Todd Whitman, who was EPA administrator under George W. Bush. [...]