Word: hernandez
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When the Administration needed a caretaker for the battered Environmental Protection Agency as it searched for a permanent replacement for departing Administrator Anne Burford, John Hernandez seemed a perfect choice. A water-pollution expert and former dean of engineering at New Mexico State University, Hernandez had distinguished himself as one of the few top EPA officials not caught in the crossfire of charges about sweetheart deals, political manipulation, conflict of interest and mismanagement. Some of his colleagues caustically pointed out that he could credit his clean slate at least in part to his exclusion from the agency's decision...
...even such a seemingly safe choice for acting administrator has turned into an exploding cigar for the White House. By week's end three House subcommittees and the EPA's inspector general were probing a spate of charges that Hernandez made improper decisions benefiting industry. Reagan aides, who had hoped that Burford's ouster would provide some breathing space and subdue the impression that the Administration has favored polluters, were foiled. Groused one White House official: "Every time we turn around, something is screwed up over there...
Reagan tapped John Hernandez, the EPA's deputy chief, as acting administrator and immediately began the search for a successor with extensive Government experience and bipartisan appeal. The selection may prove as important as Burford's resignation. "Her departure isn't the issue," says Democratic Congressman Mike Synar. "The management and honesty of the EPA are the issues." Democrats will have ample opportunity to score further political points. Hearings were scheduled to begin this week in Congress on tightening up the laws governing waste disposal. The scandal's repercussions are likely to affect other environmental legislation...
...attend and participate in their committees. "Most students" will leave the HMUN with a better understanding of the complex world we live in. It is these students who we would like to command and thank properly for making HMUN '82 a success. Paul Michalski HMUN Public Relations Director Don Hernandez Secretary-General
...seventh game of the World Series, the bases loaded, one out, here's the pitch . . . Keith Hernandez knocked in two sixth-inning runs (one in the person of Ozzie Smith) to tie 3-3, and Hendrick followed eloquently with the winning hit. After the 6-3 victory, fans engulfed the players, security guards and dogs. Inside, the winners all hopped about joyously and splashed in the champagne like children. But Hernandez's point about adult frailties was not completely gone. Porter's "champagne" was grape juice. "I'm still coming back," Porter said, from the alcohol...