Opinion

By Christine Todd Whitman Politico Magazine February 23, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to address climate change. That shouldn't be a controversial statement, but in some quarters, it is. Indeed, it’s at the heart of a set of legal challenges that will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday. [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman USA Today February 20, 2014 U.S. can reduce dangers by requiring use of safer technology and chemicals. [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman NJ Spotlight December 24, 2013 We need to take a longer-term view of the effects that our actions have on our health and our safety. [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman October 17, 2013 We've had a reprieve. The government is open again and the United States will pay its bills - for now. [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman NJ.com September 24, 2013 House Republicans this week sought to bargain for the debt ceiling increase President Obama is requesting with a laundry list of policy prescriptions, including a broad rollback of air and water quality regulations. Making the reversal of environmental regulations a bargaining chip is unwise and short-sighted. [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman The Wall Street Journal September 23, 2013 What is the single biggest misconception people have about renewable energy in the U.S.? And why do you think they have this misconception? [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman NJ.com August 29, 2013 Although I recognize his "red line" on chemical weapons has him in a bind, I urge President Obama Obama not to intervene in Syria. Assad's regime is brutal, no doubt, but we have no idea who would replace him. As we've seen in other countries that were part of the Arab Spring, [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman and Stacey Key The Augusta Chronicle August 25, 2013 America’s energy future is at a crossroads. The Energy Information Administration projects that our country’s electricity demand will increase 28 percent by 2040. Meeting this demand means investing in short-term solutions like natural gas, but we must continue to invest in long-term, affordable electricity options such as [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman NJ.com August 16, 2013 Although I don’t often find myself extolling his ideas, I applaud Newt Gingrich’s speech to the Republican National Committee’s summer meeting this week. Gingrich reminded our Party leaders that we need to move beyond blind opposition to President Obama and demonstrate that we have positive solutions to the issues the nation faces. [...]

By William D. Ruckelshaus, Lee M. Thomas, William K. Reilly and Christine Todd Whitman The New York Times August 1, 2013 [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman NJ.com June 27, 2013 It is discouraging to read quotes from conservatives who frame the immigration debate solely from the perspective of partisanship: the fear of turning the border states into Democrat strongholds. What about the loss to the economy of not turning people into taxpayers, the young people who came here, not of their own [...]

By Christine Todd Whitman The Hill's Congress Blog June 27, 2013 As governor of New Jersey and later as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, I grew very familiar with the chemical industry. New Jersey ranks in the top ten chemical producing states in the country. It is home to several major chemical manufacturing companies. At EPA, I oversaw the [...]