EPA
Former oil executive picked to lead Dallas-based Region 6
A veteran oil industry executive who previously led New Mexico's state energy agency is the new head of EPA's Region 6 office.
Corbin Hiar
Reporter
Corbin covers EPA and environmental health for E&E News, where he has worked since 2014. His reporting on the danger that oil and gas development poses to national wildlife refuges and the people who live around them won a National Press Club award for analytical reporting. He previously covered environmental policy at SNL Energy and the Center for Public Integrity and has freelanced for The Economist, Mother Jones and many other publications. As an editor, he has worked at The Huffington Post and PBS MediaShift. He has a degree in international relations from Bowdoin College.
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