Bush Names EPA Administrator To Head Health And Human Services

Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

December 13, 2004

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Washington, D.C. — President George W. Bush has nominated Michael Leavitt, the administrator of the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to become the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Leavitt became the head of the EPA late last year; at HHS, he would replace Tommy Thompson.

About the Author

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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