Polluters’ Friend Poised To Take The Reins Of Fish And Wildlife Service

Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

Polluters’ Friend Poised To Take The Reins Of Fish And Wildlife Service

Author: Sarah Okeson
Source: dcreport
Publication Date: Sunday January 13th 2019
Link: Polluters’ Friend Poised To Take The Reins Of Fish And Wildlife Service

Stephan: Endless scandals and crises swirl around Trump, but beneath that he is still the president and has presidential powers. It gives him the ability to appoint a seemingly endless list of grifters who like termites are busily working to destroy the infrastructure upon which the wellbeing of America is based, so the greed of corporations can be assuaged. Here's the latest termite, formerly a Monsanto -- yes, that Monsanto -- employee with connections to the disgraced Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Aurelia Skipwith, Trump’s nominee to head our nation’s Fish and Wildlife Service

Aurelia Skipwith, Trump’s nominee to head our nation’s Fish and Wildlife Service, is a Kentucky attorney and former Monsanto employee with ties to a one-time Montana state lawmaker with connections to former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Skipwith has a biology degree from Howard University and a master’s degree in molecular genetics from Purdue University. Her predecessor, Greg Sheehan,didn’t have the science degree required by federal law to be the acting director for the service. She also has a law degree from the University of Kentucky.

Skipwith is currently the deputy assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks, a job that pays $162,000 a year. Interior calendars show she was involved in discussions about endangered red wolves and cutting protections for the imperiled greater sage grouse, a bird […]

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