William d. ruckelshaus biography

          William ruckelshaus accomplishments as epa administrator

        1. William ruckelshaus accomplishments as epa administrator
        2. A native of Indiana, Mr. Ruckelshaus served in the U.S. Army from to He subsequently graduated from Princeton University (A.B., cum.
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        4. William Ruckelshaus was the first Administrator of the EPA, appointed by President Nixon when the agency was created in
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          William Doyle Ruckelshaus served as the first EPA Agency Administrator, from December to April During EPA's formative years, he concentrated on developing the new agency's organizational structure; enforcement actions against severely polluted cities and industrial polluters; setting health-based standards for air pollutants and standards for automobile emissions; requiring states to submit new air quality plans; and the banning of the general use of the pesticide DDT.

          He left EPA in to serve as Acting FBI Director, during the Nixon Administration's cabinet openings following the breaking of the Watergate scandal, then served briefly as Deputy Attorney General at the Justice Department.

          From to , he served as an attorney for Ruckelshaus, Beveridge, Fairbanks and Diamond.

          In he relocated with his family to Seattle, Washington, where he served as a senior vice president at the Weyerhaeuser Company from to

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