Senate Confirms House Aide as Head of Superfund Office
The Senate has approved House staffer Susan P. Bodine as head of the Environmental Protection Agency office overseeing the Superfund program, after a Democratic lawmaker released a procedural "hold" on the nomination.
Bodine, who was confirmed Dec. 17 as EPA's assistant administrator for hazardous waste and emergency response, was nominated to the position on June 28. But Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) had blocked Bodine's confirmation. Boxer wanted EPA to provide information on Superfund sites that posed health hazards and the cost to undertake emergency cleanup steps and total remediation at those locations.