Senate Confirms Former Dow Lawyer to Head EPA’s Waste Office (1)

Former Dow Chemical Co. managing counsel Peter C. Wright received the Senate’s approval July 11 to head the EPA’s Superfund and waste programs.

Following a 52-38 Senate vote, Wright will have to be sworn in at the Environmental Protection Agency before he can officially take on the job. He had been working at the EPA as special counsel in the administrator’s office while awaiting Senate confirmation.

The EPA needs an assistant administrator to prioritize the cleanup of thousands of Superfund and brownfield sites around the country, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said on the Senate floor ...