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    Lisa P. Jackson

    American politician: EPA administrator

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  1. Princeton University ( MS) Lisa Perez Jackson [1] (born February 8, 1962) is an American chemical engineer who served as the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2009 to 2013. She was the first African American to hold that position. In 2002, Jackson joined the New Jersey Department of Environmental ...

  2. Sep 12, 2016 · Lisa P. Jackson biography. While Administrator, Lisa P. Jackson was named one of Newsweek's "Most Important People in 2010," featured on Time magazine's 2010 and 2011 lists of the "100 Most Influential People in the World", listed in Essence magazine's "40 Women Who Have Influenced the World," and profiled in O magazine for her work to protect our nation's air, water and land from pollution ...

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  3. Feb 3, 2011 · Lisa Perez Jackson (photo by Eric Vance, US Environmental Protection Agency) Jackson was born in Philadelphia on February 8, 1962. She was adopted when two weeks old by Benjamin and Marie Perez, and grew up in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. As she grew up in her mostly minority, working-class neighborhood, she experienced that the environment was ...

  4. Aug 10, 2009 · Lisa Perez Jackson, the first African American Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), brings a wealth of experience to that agency. A scientist by profession, she has spent more than 20 years working as an advocate for the better use and awareness of … Read MoreLisa Perez Jackson (1962- )

  5. Feb 3, 2011 · Continuing the Celebrating Black History Month series, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson discusses the Agency's contributions to the President's vision of winning the future through innovation and job creation.

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  7. Apr 15, 2021 · Lisa P. Jackson: The Fight Against Climate Change Is a Fight for People 2 minute read Researchers working for Conservation International take a soil sample to test carbon levels of mangrove trees ...

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