Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christine Todd Whitman has announced the nomination of Robert E. Roberts, currently the Executive Director of the Environmental Council of States (ECOS), to the position of Administrator of EPA’s Region 8, which covers Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
In announcing the nomination, Whitman stated that “Robbie Roberts has a broad background and demonstrated leadership in dealing with environmental matters at the state and local level. He will bring to EPA’s western regional operation a clear understanding of government, policy and the importance of teamwork in getting things done.”
Roberts was the first Executive Director of ECOS, which was established as a clearing-house of information for state and territorial environment commissioners and to articulate state positions to Congress. Prior to his job at ECOS, Roberts was Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1990 with the rank of Colonel.
