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Obama's EPA chief leaves under considerable cloud

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    James Rosen reports from Washington

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Yesterday about the absence of women and minorities in the president's.

Latest personnel moves but one of the women in his first term cabinet is leaving under -- considerable clout.

Chief Washington correspondent James Rosen with the controversy.

Over the outgoing head of the EPA.

You know -- is Lisa Jackson the head of the Environmental Protection Agency -- stepping down.

After a four year tenure that saw frequent clashes with house Republicans -- -- it goes ahead idea of the I'd take responsible for -- which environmentalists regard is hugely successful and she negotiated landmark accord with auto makers that are gonna double our guests knowledge within the next ten years or so.

She got some of the -- and Mercury out of the air we breathe however some privileged folks knew her as Richard Windsor.

That's the norm -- plume Jackson used on thousands of email she sent and received on a private account.

With the EPA dot gov suffix attached to it.

And on which Jackson -- -- knowledge conducting official agency business.

It's the subject of an inspector general's probe in a lawsuit by conservative think tank.

Which use the Freedom of Information -- to secure access to 121000 of the emails the first 3000 of which will be unsealed.

On Monday I can't tell you the intention behind creating a false identity for federal record keeping purposes but I know the obvious impact.

And that is which had to be apparent to them when they created this.

You are frustrating federal record keeping and disclosure laws.

Others at the EPA including some who could be chosen to succeed Jackson also use dummy accounts.

Republicans on the house energy and commerce committee expect that whoever gets the job the agency which spends in excess of five billion a year enforcing the rules -- -- -- Will remain a flashpoint for controversy as President Obama and his -- head into a second term.

Didn't fairly intransigent and there.

In their commitment to what.

What you might regard as the that the schools -- the rather.

Infringed environmental left.

House Republicans are also threatening to subpoena the EPA to secure more information about water testing the agencies conducting.

Near a site where -- mining operation has been proposed in Bristol Bay Alaska Brett.

James thank you.

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