‘Crucify’ Comment Prompts Probe, EPA Chief's Criticism
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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said an EPA official was wrong to compare the regulator to Roman conquerers, a comment that triggered a probe from Republican lawmakers after a two-year-old video recording surfaced this week.
Al Armendariz, the Dallas-based head of EPA’s Region 6, yesterday apologized for what he said was a “poor choice of words” in saying the agency tried to make an example of polluters, the same way Romans crucified residents to quell rebellions. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said she has spoken to Armendariz, and that his comments “don’t comport with our record.”