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Mary Nichols fell from the frontrunner position this week after 74 activists signed a letter to the Biden transition team arguing that she hadn t worked well with environmental justice groups. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
California environmentalists quietly seethe at activists over Nichols losing EPA job
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SAN FRANCISCO The last-minute toppling of Mary Nichols as the leading contender for the nation s highest environmental post has left many in California s green movement quietly seething at more liberal colleagues who openly advocated against her.
Nichols, the state s longtime California Air Resources Board chair, was often considered the most qualified leader in contention for the Environmental Protection Agency position and believed to have been the frontrunner for weeks, enjoying support from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and numerous House Democrats.
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