The U.S. Senate has confirmed six nominees to key positions at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), following favorable reports from the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee earlier this year. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who chairs the EPW Committee, acknowledged the confirmations in a statement.
The confirmed nominees include Jeffrey Hall as Assistant Administrator of the EPA, Douglas Troutman as Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances at the EPA, and Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Randall Jones, and Arthur Graham as members of the TVA Board of Directors.
On Jeffrey Hall’s appointment, Senator Capito said: “Jeffrey Hall’s professional experience gives him the expertise he needs to effectively lead the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Throughout his career as a litigator, prosecutor and legal advisor, Mr. Hall has demonstrated his ability to carry out the EPA’s statutory authority, promote regulatory compliance and enforce environmental regulations. I look forward to seeing Mr. Hall take the helm at OECA.”
Regarding Douglas Troutman’s confirmation, Capito stated: “Douglas Troutman brings eighteen years of progressively more senior leadership at the American Cleaning Institute, having concurrently led both their legal and government affairs teams for more than a decade, also serving as the Interim Co-CEO during the final nine months of his tenure. I am confident that Mr. Troutman’s legal and regulatory experience has prepared him to serve as Assistant Administrator for the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. I am thrilled to see his confirmation and look forward to his leadership.”
On those joining TVA's board, she added: “I am pleased that the Senate has confirmed four well-qualified nominees to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors. All four nominees have strong professional backgrounds and are prepared to step into their new roles. Their confirmation will restore a quorum to the Board and will provide the policy leadership necessary to offer affordable and reliability electricity in the region TVA serves.”
The EPW Committee is responsible for overseeing federal programs related to environmental quality, natural resources, infrastructure development [source], legislative review on pollution control measures [source], water resources management [source], public works projects [source], wildlife protection policies [source], transportation infrastructure [source] and other issues with nationwide impact [source]. The committee operates from its base in Washington D.C.’s Dirksen Senate Office Building [source].
Senator Capito leads this standing panel alongside other members such as Kevin Cramer and Cynthia Lummis [source].
