She worked there 14 years ago
When new state Environmental Quality Director Toni Hardesty came before the Senate Health & Welfare Committee for a confirmation hearing, Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sagle, zeroed right in on one line in Hardesty’s resume.
“I have some concerns – you’ve come from Region 10 of EPA,” Broadsword told Hardesty. “I want some assurance that you’re not going to do up by-the-book for EPA.”
Hardesty responded, “It was 14 years ago that I worked for EPA.”
She started her career at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, worked two years for the EPA in Seattle, then went into the private sector for more than 10 years. In 2003 she rejoined the Idaho DEQ as water quality administrator, and then last summer, was appointed interim director by Gov. Dirk Kempthorne.
Hardesty said she thought her perspective, from working in the federal, state, and private sectors over the years, would help her see all viewpoints. Several senators on the committee praised her leadership thus far.
“I have some concerns – you’ve come from Region 10 of EPA,” Broadsword told Hardesty. “I want some assurance that you’re not going to do up by-the-book for EPA.”
Hardesty responded, “It was 14 years ago that I worked for EPA.”
She started her career at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, worked two years for the EPA in Seattle, then went into the private sector for more than 10 years. In 2003 she rejoined the Idaho DEQ as water quality administrator, and then last summer, was appointed interim director by Gov. Dirk Kempthorne.
Hardesty said she thought her perspective, from working in the federal, state, and private sectors over the years, would help her see all viewpoints. Several senators on the committee praised her leadership thus far.
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