Trump enviro adviser: Send us your pitches

By Hannah Northey | 02/04/2025 04:15 PM EST

Ed Russo, President Donald Trump’s longtime environmental adviser, said he’s working through roadblocks to set up a new task force and accepting requests. 

Ed Russo

Ed Russo is seen here at the then-Trump International Hotel in Washington. Robin Bravender/E&E News | Robin Bravender/E&E News

An ally of President Donald Trump who’s building a White House environmental advisory group said he’s slowly overcoming hurdles to establish the group and taking pitches on what problems to focus on first.

Trump last month tapped Ed Russo, a Key West businessman and his longtime adviser, to assemble a task force focused on “clean air and clean water.”

Since then, Russo has been busy working to create the group and recruiting members, including Robert Barrett, who served as president of a water-testing firm called Aqua Pro-Tech Laboratories.

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But Russo in a wide-ranging webinar Tuesday hosted by ConservAmerica, a conservative environmental advocacy group, said he’s having to work through regulatory procedures and policies that are proving frustrating

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