Barack Obama’s presidential administration announced Monday that it plans to nominate University Law Prof. Jon Cannon as the next deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Allyn Brooks-LaSure, EPA deputy associate administrator for public affairs, said Cannon’s nomination first will be presented to Congress before it is confirmed.
“[Cannon] has a very strong record in supporting environmental issues that positively impact human health in the environment,” Brooks-LaSure said. He added that those who are currently involved in the EPA are looking forward to working with him, should he be confirmed.
Assoc. Law Dean and Prof. Jim Ryan said Cannon has “had a great deal of experience in the past working with the EPA with great distinction.” He said Canon worked with former EPA Administrator Carol Browner.
Ryan said Cannon, since leaving the EPA, has been considered one of the top environmental lawyers and environmental law scholars in the country.
“He is a first-rate intellect and a first-rate person, and I can’t imagine they would have picked anyone better for the job,” Ryan said.
Brooks-LaSure said Cannon’s potential role in the EPA would make him responsible for the agency itself, as well as for implementing the processes necessary for the agency’s head administrator to follow the president’s environmental agenda.
“This is a really big deal,” Ryan said. “He really is the number two person at the EPA.”
Though Cannon could soon fill a significant role within the nation’s government, Ryan also expressed some sadness that Cannon will be leaving the University for an extended period of time.
“We should all be happy that they picked him,” he said. “The only sad part is that he won’t be here for a while.”
Cannon said he is very thankful for the nomination, which will soon be presented to Congress.
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