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EPA Regional Chief Resigns After Dispute
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By STEPHEN POWER in Washington and ANA CAMPOY in Dallas
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May 3, 2008: Page.44
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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency's Midwest office in
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Chicago says she resigned in a dispute with the agency's leadership over
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The departure of Mary Gade is the latest in a series of unusually public
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An EPA spokesman confirmed Ms. Gade had been placed on

administrative leave and that she has submitted her resignation. He

II declined to respond to her other comments, or to specify why she had

been placed on administrative leave. The EPA's regional administrator in
Chicago oversees federal environmental programs in Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. .
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health and the environment remain unresolved," and quoted Ms. Gade as
saying she was "extremely disappointed with" the outcome of the talks. 4. Microsoft Walks
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Dow's Mr. Musser said that Ms. Gade's office asked Dow "to do things
that were not consistent with national guidelines or national policy." He
declined to elaborate, saying discussions with the EPA were confidential.

After the negotiations fell through, Dow met with EPA officials in Washington to discuss wh
unfair treatment by the local office, said Mr. Musser. Ms. Gade was present at the meeting, f\.

Ms. Gade's resignation comes as Mr. Johnson is under fire from congressional Democrats fOI
affecting major industries. .

In December, against the recommendations ofrriany senior EPA staffers, Mr. Johnson deniec
regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles. Mr. Johnson also has resisted pressure
states to formally declare greenhouse-gas emissions a threat to public welfare -- the legal pre:
despite a tentative conclusion from agency staffers last year that they do.

Because a decision to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from vehicles could trigger similar
other industries, Mr. Johtison has called for first soliciting public comment on the idea.

Write to Stephen Power at stephen.power@wsj.com and Ana Campoy at ana.campoy@dO\",:

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