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E.P.A. Chief to Step Down

BURNT OUT

Struggled to make climate-change priority.

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After four frustrating years, Lisa P. Jackson is stepping down from her position as chief as the Environmental Protection Agency. Though she informed staffers in a brief statement Thursday that she was confident “the ship is sailing in the right direction,” her resignation comes as her agency continues to struggle...

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