President Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency, which began operation in 1970. The EPA is not a cabinet-level agency (Congress refuses to elevate its statute) but most presidents seat the EPA Administrator at the cabinet.
Lisa P. Jackson is the former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP); prior to that position, she worked at USEPA for 16 years.
Lisa P. Jackson is the former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP); prior to that position, she worked at USEPA for 16 years.