Calls for Resignation of EPA Administrator

Today four prominent Senators called for the resignation of EPA administrator Stephen Johnson and sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey asking for an investigation into whether or not Johnson lied when giving testimony to a Congressional committee. The Senators charged Johnson with frequent capitulation to political pressure at the expense of protecting public welfare and the environment. The embattled agency warned employees not to answer questions from the press, the Inspector General or the Government Accountability Office yesterday. It’s clear the agency is in need of a desperate change, and that may only come when Stephen Johnson is no longer in charge.