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Obama picks veteran scientist to lead USGS

2014-01-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: President Obama yesterday nominated Suzette Kimball to lead the U.S. Geological Survey, the government's premier science agency. Kimball, a 15-year veteran of the $1.1 billion agency, is currently deputy director and has been serving as acting director since the retirement of Marcia McNutt last February. If confirmed, Kimball would oversee a staff of 8,000 in more than 400 locations nationwide. The agency is in charge of conducting scientific research and minimizing loss of life from natural...

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