Nancy Sutley

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Nancy Sutley

Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

Nancy Sutley is the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). In her role as Chair, she serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the President.

Prior to her appointment, Sutley was the Deputy Mayor for Energy and Environment for the city of Los Angeles, California. She represented Los Angeles on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and served on the California State Water Resources Control Board from 2003- 2005. Sutley also worked for California Governor Gray Davis as Energy Advisor, managing state and federal regulations, legislative affairs, finances and press relations.

She served as Deputy Secretary for policy and intergovernmental relations in the California EPA from 1999-2003. She advised on water and air pollution policy, and established budget and legislative priorities. During the administration of President William J. Clinton, Sutley worked for the EPA as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Regional Administrator in San Francisco and special assistant to the Administrator in Washington, D.C.

Sutley received her Bachelors degree from Cornell University and her Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University.

Nancy Sutley's Posts

Energy and Environment

Chair Sutley Visits Cornell Fuel Cell Institute and Energy Materials Center

November 19, 2009 at 11:17 AM EDT

CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley reports on her recent visit to Cornell University where she participated in a conference discussing new initiatives to advance global sustainability through entrepreneurship and took a tour of the Cornell Fuel Cell Institute and the Energy Materials Center.

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Energy and Environment

Humbled in the Wetlands: Ocean Policy Task Force in New Orleans

October 26, 2009 at 4:27 PM EDT

Nancy Sutley, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, reports on the Ocean Policy Task Force's recent public meeting in New Orleans and its efforts to learn more about disappearing wetlands and how they affect the Gulf Coast's ability to defend itself against hurricanes.

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Energy and Environment

Sustainability in America's Dairyland

October 15, 2009 at 5:33 PM EDT

The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality travels to Wisconsin to see how a farm and cheese factory are able to power their operations and nearby homes with sustainable technology.

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Energy and Environment

Touring the Arctic

August 18, 2009 at 3:07 PM EDT

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Energy and Environment

CEQ's New Site

July 21, 2009 at 11:59 AM EDT

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