EPA Nominee Who Said #ResistCapitalism, Advocated ‘Climate Reparations’ Now Closer to Senate Confirmation

Same committee deadlocked on Waterhouse nomination last year

Carlton Waterhouse testifies before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on his nomination to serve as assistant administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management in the Environmental Protection Agency, on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15, 2021. U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) deadlocked 10–10 on April 7 regarding the nomination of Carlton Waterhouse to serve as assistant administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—although a motion by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) could still send it to the Senate floor.

Waterhouse—a law professor and international expert on environmental law and environmental justice—was renominated for the position this year by President Joe Biden, following a 2021 nomination that stalled. Senators also deadlocked 10–10 in an December EPW meeting that considered Waterhouse’s nomination.