WASHINGTON — The White House has withdrawn its controversial nominee to head the Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Hartnett White, whose selection a year ago had failed to gather momentum with some Senate Republicans raising questions about her expertise. The administration released a statement Sunday in which Hartnett White asked that her name be pulled from further consideration, effective immediately. Hartnett White, who once headed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and now serves as a fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, has stirred controversy because of her statements on climate change. And she shows that prosperity and clean air can go hand in hand.”Hartnett White is not the first Trump environmental nominee to fail to win confirmation. My question is: why in the world would @realDonaldTrump renominate Kathleen Hartnett White to chair the Council on Environmental Quality after her disastrous nomination hearing in November??

Source: National Post February 04, 2018 20:26 UTC