WASHINGTON, DC – League of Conservation Voters (LCV) President Gene Karpinski released this statement following the news that Acting Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Mike Boots will be leaving the Obama administration:

“Mike has been an incredibly hard-working and effective champion inside the White House. He’s played a very important role in ensuring that the administration uses its executive authority to make major progress on issues like clean air, clean water, climate change, and public lands protection. We are grateful for his leadership, and we wish him well.”

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