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| Climate change sceptic Kathleen Hartnett White ditched as Trump environmental adviser | Climate change sceptic Kathleen Hartnett White ditched as Trump environmental adviser |
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| White House to withdraw nomination of controversial figure to chair Council on Environmental Quality | White House to withdraw nomination of controversial figure to chair Council on Environmental Quality |
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| Sun 4 Feb 2018 04.23 GMT | Sun 4 Feb 2018 04.23 GMT |
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| The nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White, a climate change sceptic, to serve as Donald Trump’s top environmental adviser is to be withdrawn, the White House has confirmed. | The nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White, a climate change sceptic, to serve as Donald Trump’s top environmental adviser is to be withdrawn, the White House has confirmed. |
| White was announced in October last year as Trump’s choice to chair the Council on Environmental Quality. | White was announced in October last year as Trump’s choice to chair the Council on Environmental Quality. |
| But White’s nomination languished and was among a batch of nominations the Senate sent back to the White House when it adjourned at the end of 2017. Trump would have had to resubmit White’s nomination. | But White’s nomination languished and was among a batch of nominations the Senate sent back to the White House when it adjourned at the end of 2017. Trump would have had to resubmit White’s nomination. |
| She made headlines in November last year when she had difficulty answering basic questions about climate change. | She made headlines in November last year when she had difficulty answering basic questions about climate change. |
| The Washington Post first reported late on Saturday on the plans to pull White’s nomination, citing two unnamed administration officials who had been briefed on the matter. | The Washington Post first reported late on Saturday on the plans to pull White’s nomination, citing two unnamed administration officials who had been briefed on the matter. |
| A White House official later confirmed the Post report. The official was not authorised to discuss personnel decisions by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. | A White House official later confirmed the Post report. The official was not authorised to discuss personnel decisions by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. |
| Trump administration | Trump administration |
| US politics | US politics |