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EPA Chief Lisa Jackson is resigning as an investigation begins into her use of a secret email account under the name Richard Windsor to avoid transparency and accountability.
After years of whispers that EPA officials frequently used private email addresses, fake names and coded messages to circumvent the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Jackson admitted recently to using Richard Windsor as her chosen nom de plume on a government email account.
That was her choice because it reminded her of a much beloved family pet, she claimed.
EPA Chief Steps Down After Secret Email Account is Exposed
After years of whispers that EPA officials frequently used private email addresses, fake names and coded messages to circumvent the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Jackson admitted recently to using Richard Windsor as her chosen nom de plume on a government email account.
That was her choice because it reminded her of a much beloved family pet, she claimed.
EPA Chief Steps Down After Secret Email Account is Exposed
