In February 2017 Michael J. Hunter was appointed Attorney General of Oklahoma, replacing a man appointed to the EPA by which president?
Scott Pruitt Edward Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma who is currently the fourteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Nominated for the position by President Donald Trump, Pruitt was confirmed by the United States Senate to lead the EPA on February 17, 2017.
Marine policy of the Barack Obama administration The marine policy of the Barack Obama administration comprises several significant environmental policy decisions for the oceans made during his two terms in office from 2009 to 2017. By executive action, President Obama increased fourfold the amount of protected marine space in waters under United States control. Using the president’s authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906, he expanded the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii and created the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the first marine monument in the Atlantic. Early in his presidency, he signed Executive Order 13547, Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes, on July 19, 2010, creating a framework for regional marine spatial planning and an Ocean Council, a cabinet-level forum to coordinate the nation’s regulatory and diplomatic responsibilities for the oceans. At the end of the president’s second term, Obama approved rules implementing recommendations of the ocean council to combat global illegal fishing and seafood fraud through import monitoring and certification requirements.