Mike Flynn (Environmental Protection Agency) Explained

Mike Flynn
Office:Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
President:Donald Trump
Term Start:January 20, 2017
Term End:April 3, 2018
Predecessor:Stan Meiburg
Successor:Andrew Wheeler

Mike Flynn is an American government official who served as the Acting Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency from 2017-2018.[1]

Career

Flynn joined the Environmental Protection agency in 1980 and served in a variety of positions including as the agency's Associate Deputy Administrator before being appointed deputy administrator. Flynn announced that he would retire in 2018.[2] Andrew Wheeler was confirmed as Deputy Administrator of the EPA on April 12, 2018, replacing Flynn.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EPA Deputy Administrator. 23 October 2014.
  2. News: Top EPA official Mike Flynn announces plans to retire in April. 2018-02-22. Washington Examiner. 2018-04-03. en.
  3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-senate-is-about-to-confirm-a-coal-lobbyist-as-top-epa-deputy/2018/04/12/b1bb6844-3dbe-11e8-a7d1-e4efec6389f0 Senate confirms a former coal lobbyist as Scott Pruitt’s second-in-command at EPA