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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Ringel, Aaron [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=1654BDC951284A6D899A418A89FB0ABF-RINGEL, AAR] 10/5/2017 11:42:56 AM Wehrum, William L. [wwehrum@hunton.com] Lyons, Troy [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=15e4881c95044ab49c6c35a0f5eef67e-Lyons, Troy]; Palich, Christian [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=330ad62el58d43af93fcbbece930d21a-Palich, Chr]; Bowman, Liz [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=c3d4d94d3e4b4blf80904056703ebc80-Bowman, Eli] Re: A modest request to remove your name from consideration as EPA Assistant Administrator Such a modest request. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 5, 2017, at 7:40 AM, Wehrum, William L. <wwehrum@hunton.com> wrote : > > FYI > > > Begin forwarded message : > > From: "Joshua S . Weitz" <jsweitz@gatech.educmai1t o :jsweitz@gatech.e d u > D a te: October 4, 2017 at 10:55:15 PM EDT > T o : <wwehrum@hunton.comcmai1to:wwehrum@hunton.c o m > Subject: A modest request to remove your name from consideration as EPA Assi stant Admi ni strator > > Dear M r . Wehrum, > > I am a sci enti st and Ex. 6 jin both of these roles, I am wri ti ng to ask you to do the nation a profound servi ce by wi th'dTawT'ng''yo'uT'h'ame from consideration as the nomi nee for the posi ti on of EPA Assi stant Admi ni strator for the Offi ce of Air and Radi ati o n . > > I ask you to do so because the management of air quality is deeply entangled with human health. Our lives literally depend on it. > > If you are unable to cri ti cal 1y assess both the easy facts - that the Earth is getti ng warmer, that the oceans are becoming more acidic, and that we - humans - are the major driver of such changes - then you will al so be unable to deal wi th the many compli cated tasks requi red to identi fy meani ngful ways to mai ntai n cri ti cal clean air standards. Of note, CO2 is in air. And too much of it is certai nly not a good thi n g . > > Good policy stems from a reserve of judgment. Good policy is also informed by facts, evidence, and cri ti cal thi nki n g . I recogni ze that as a 1awyer you have substantial experience advi si ng clients. Pi ease act as your own best counsel and step away from thi s posi ti on and 1et someone el se take on thi s role. > > Sincerely, > Joshua Wei tz > > > Joshua S . Wei tz > Professor, School of Biologi cal Sciences > Courtesy Professor, School of Physics > Di rector, Interdi sci pii nary Graduate Program in Quanti tati ve Bi osci ences > Georgi a Insti tute of Technology > 310 Ferst D r . > Atla n ta, GA 30332 > > emai 1 :rJ_swei.tz_@gate_ch. edu<mai 1t o :jswei tz@gatech.edu> > phone:i______ Ex._6______ j > offi c e : Cherry Emerson 219 > group: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- 3A__ e c o t h e o r y .b i o l o g y . g a t e c h .e d u _ & d = D w I B A g & c = j x h w B f k - K S V 6 F F I o t 0 P G n g & r = y E 0 v R c g l _ 6 x R c h Q Q P G - 5bl6t8x7mw3CtiGtCUlzxLOU&m=2-rPMNKBd5oVlM4w9d_Hq8Xpt8- Pndl6nIsR0pTZXlM&s=ppVLXIAAeJCbETdHrkpPn07ycQx5D8uVe5ZWPjpb2wI&e= > w e b : https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.biology.gatech.edu_people_joshua- 2Dwei tz&d=DwIBAg&c=jxhwBfk-KSV6FFIot0PGng&r=yE0vRcgl_6xRchQQPG-5bl 6t8x7mw3Cti GtCUl zxLOU&m=2- rPMNKBd5oVlM4w9d_Hq8Xpt8-Pndl6nIsR0pTZXlM&s=TNAaNq9xzmK0U2yWInDiVWJYRHMHuDvbseueGMtiWzg&e= Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 1 ED 002061 00150683-00001 > twitter: Oweitzlab & @QBioS_GT > QBioS PhD: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-BA__qbios.gatech.edu&d=DwIBAg&c=jxhwBfkKSV6FFIot0PGng&r=yE0vRcgl_6xRchQQPG-5bl6t8x7mwBCtiGtCUlzxLOU&m=2-rPMNKBd5oVlM4w9d_Hq8Xpt8Pndl6nIsROpTZXlM&s=SKTsOylgBPCbY3vj UPscEwvbnQTB62Tef4h3zlAUBsO&e= > viral ecology book: https://urldefense.proofpoi n t .com/v2/url ?u=http3A__ p r e s s .p r i n c e t o n .e d u _ t i t l e s _ 1 0 6 4 2 .h t m l & d = D w I B A g & c = j x h w B f k - K S V 6 F F I o t 0 P G n g & r = y E 0 v R c g l _ 6 x R c h Q Q P G - 5bl 6t8x7mw3CtiGtCUlzxLOU&m=2-rPMNKBd5oVlM4w9d_Hq8Xpt8-Pndl6nIsR0pTZXlM&s=IrOdWlgDlIsm4Xbh7DaE92pt7_eDyblTFV45HCyhzM&e= Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 1 ED 002061 00150683-00002