President Obama on Feb. 23 nominated Jonathan Z. Cannon, a former EPA official who served in various capacities under presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton, for the position of deputy EPA administrator. The post requires Senate confirmation.rnCannon is currently a professor of environmental law as well as the director of the Environmental and Land Use Law Program at the University of Virginia. He has served as senior counsel at Beveridge & Diamond law firm.rnCannon began his career at EPA in 1987. His positions at EPA include general counsel for litigation and regional operations, deputy assistant administrator for civil enforcement, and deputy assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response. As general counsel, he wrote a memorandum in April 1998 declaring that the Clean Air Act gave EPA authority or regulate carbon dioxide emissions (29 ER 1288, 10/30/98).rnCannon received a bachelor's degree from Williams College in 1967 and a juris doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1974.
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机译：奥巴马总统于2月23日提名了前EPA官员乔纳森·坎农（Jonathan Z.Cannon），他曾在里根总统乔治·H·W。布什和克林顿，担任EPA副局长。该职位需要参议院确认。rnCannon目前是环境法教授，也是弗吉尼亚大学环境与土地使用法计划的主任。他曾在Beveridge＆Diamond律师事务所担任高级律师。rnCannon于1987年开始在EPA的职业生涯。他在EPA的职位包括诉讼和区域业务的法律总顾问，民事执法的副助理行政官以及固体废物和废物处理的副助理行政官。紧急响应。作为总顾问，他于1998年4月写了一份备忘录，宣布《清洁空气法》赋予EPA权力或监管EPA的排放（29 ER 1288，10 / 30/98）。坎农（Cannon）于1967年获得威廉姆斯学院的学士学位和法学博士学位。 1974年获得宾夕法尼亚大学博士学位。
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