Lisa Jackson and EPA Regulations

Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson served as the first African American EPA Administrator, issuing a crucial endangerment finding that classified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health. She established aggressive fuel-economy standards for automobiles and strengthened air quality regulations, spearheading the administration's early environmental protection agenda.

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Year	Lisa Jackson
1962	Birth of Lisa Jackson (Period: February 8, 1962, Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
1975	Saint Mary’s Dominican High School (Age: 12 years old, Period: c. 1975–1979, Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
1979	Tulane University (Age: 16 years old, Period: 1979–1983, Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
1980	Employment at Clean Sites (Age: 17 years old, Period: Mid-1980s – c. 1987, Location: United States) Environmental Regulation and Enforcement Operations at EPA Region 2 (Age: 17 years old, Period: Late 1980s – 2002, Location: New York, New York, USA)
1983	Princeton University (Age: 20 years old, Period: 1983–1986, Location: Princeton, New Jersey, USA)
1987	Joining the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, Age: 24 years old, Period: 1987, Location: Washington, D.C., New York City, New York, USA)
2002	Transition to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Age: 39 years old, Period: 2002, Location: New Jersey, USA)
2006	New Jersey's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policies (Age: 43 years old, Period: 2006–2008, Location: New Jersey, USA) Policy Criticisms Surrounding New Jersey Environmental Administration (Age: 43 years old, Period: 2006–2008, Location: New Jersey, USA) Appointment as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Age: 44 years old, Period: February 28, 2006 – November 30, 2008, Location: New Jersey, USA)
2008	Appointment as Chief of Staff to the Governor of New Jersey (Age: 46 years old, Period: December 1 – December 15, 2008, Location: New Jersey, USA) Nomination as EPA Administrator (Age: 46 years old, Period: December 15, 2008, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2009	Strengthening of Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Vehicles (Age: 46 years old, Period: 2009–2012, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Strengthening of Air Pollution and Toxic Chemical Regulations (Age: 46 years old, Period: 2009–2013, Location: Various locations across the United States) Issue Concerning the Use of an Email Account Under the Alias Richard Windsor (Age: 46 years old, Period: 2009–2013 (Disclosed 2012–2013), Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Criticism of Scientific Review Procedures for the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding (Age: 46 years old, Period: 2009 – Early 2010s, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Appointment as 12th EPA Administrator (Age: 46 years old, Period: January 26, 2009 – February 14, 2013, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases (Age: 47 years old, Period: December 7, 2009, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2012	Criticism of EPA's Email Record Management and Freedom of Information Procedures (Age: 49 years old, Period: 2012–2013, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2013	Appointment as Vice President of Apple Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives (Age: 50 years old, Period: 2013 – January 2026, Location: Cupertino, California, USA) Apple's Environmental Impact Reduction and Carbon Neutrality Policies (Age: 50 years old, Period: 2013 – January 2026, Location: United States, Worldwide) Departure as EPA Administrator (Age: 51 years old, Period: February 14, 2013, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2020	Involvement in Apple's Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (Age: 57 years old, Period: 2020 – January 2026, Location: United States)
2021	Election as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Age: 58 years old, Period: 2021, Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
2026	Departure from Apple (Age: 63 years old, Period: January 2026, Location: Cupertino, California, USA) Appointment as Interim Chair of the Board of Conservation International (Age: 63 years old, Period: February 2026, Location: United States)
Unknown	Democratic Party (Period: Details of the period of affiliation are unconfirmed, Location: United States) Marriage (Lisa Jackson, Marriage to Kenneth Jackson, Period: Marriage date unconfirmed, Location: Wedding location unconfirmed) Confirmation Status Regarding Personal Crimes and Corruption (Period: No confirmed definite cases)

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The White House	Barack Obama Michelle Obama Rahm Emanuel William Daley Jack Lew Denis McDonough Valerie Jarrett David Axelrod David Plouffe John Podesta Robert Gibbs Jay Carney Josh Earnest Pete Rouse Anita Dunn Ben Rhodes
Cabinet and Administration	John Kerry Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Leon Panetta Chuck Hagel Ashton Carter Eric Holder Loretta Lynch Janet Napolitano Jeh Johnson Timothy Geithner Kathleen Sebelius Sylvia Mathews Burwell Arne Duncan Steven Chu Ernest Moniz Gina McCarthy Lisa Jackson Samantha Power Susan Rice

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