Enviros Forced NHTSA Nominee To Withdraw
May 13, 2009
By Louis Jacobson
Environmental critics had also cited concerns that MADD has taken money from carmakers that NHTSA regulates.
Some say the environmental pushback was somewhat ad-hoc, mainly educating key senators about Hurley's positions on CAFE standards. But the alleged ringleader -Dan Becker, a longtime Sierra Club executive who now runs a small advocacy group called the Safe Climate Campaign - declined to take credit for Hurley's withdrawal today.
"I'd rather talk about the future than guess what happened or kick a dead horse," he said, adding, "This gives the Obama administration the opportunity to choose someone who is committed to both sides of NHTSA's jurisdiction - safety and fuel economy."