In February 2017 Michael J. Hunter was appointed Attorney General of Oklahoma, replacing a man appointed to the EPA by which president?
Michael J. Hunter Michael J. Hunter (born July 2, 1956) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. Hunter served as the Secretary of State of Oklahoma from 1999 to 2002, having been appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating. On November 1, 2016, he appointed to the same post by Governor Mary Fallin. He also serves as Special Counsel to the Governor. On February 20, 2017, Hunter was appointed Attorney General of Oklahoma, replacing Scott Pruitt who was confirmed as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency three days earlier on February 17.
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.