SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The Western Region, and the entire U.S., will be well served by today's appointment of Jared Blumenfeld for Region 9 EPA Administrator," said Wade Crowfoot, West Coast Political Director, Environmental Defense Fund. Crowfoot worked closely with Blumenfeld in his previous position as San Francisco's director of climate protection initiatives in the Mayor's office. "Based on my experience working with Jared in San Francisco government, I am confident that this is a smart appointment by the EPA."
Blumenfeld is a well-known environmental leader and has served as the Director of San Francisco's Department of Environment for the last eight years. Under his leadership, San Francisco achieved unprecedented environmental gains, including rolling back the city's emissions more than 5 percent below 1990 levels and achieving the highest recycling and composting rate of any American city.
"Jared is a great fit for a federal energy and environment position that requires innovative regional leadership. We look forward to collaborating with him in his new role," said David Festa, Western Region Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund.
Environmental Defense Fund, a leading national nonprofit organization, represents more than 700,000 members. Since 1967, Environmental Defense Fund has linked science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental problems. For more information, visit www.edf.org.
Contacts:
Lori Sinsley, 415.293.6097, lsinsley@edf.org
Wade Crowfoot, 415.293.6080, wcrowfoot@edf.org
Environmental Defense Fund
CONTACT: Lori Sinsley, +1-415-293-6097, lsinsley@edf.org, or WadeCrowfoot, +1-415-293-6080, wcrowfoot@edf.org, both for EnvironmentalDefense Fund
