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Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
Austin Caperton speaks during a United Way of Southern West Virginia event in Beckley in 2017. (Register-Herald file photo)
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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protective Secretary Austin Caperton on Tuesday announced his resignation, effective on the last day of Gov. Jim Justice s current term.
Caperton said he also has no plans to stay on as leader of the governor s Downstreams Jobs Task Force, an initiative that Justice had launched in August 2019 to leverage petrochemical manufacturing potential in the state.
Justice had appointed Caperton, who turned 69 last month, as WVDEP secretary in January 2017.
“Austin is a dear friend of mine and has been a true superstar in my administration, Justice said in a press release on Tuesday. He has served the people of West Virginia incredibly well for four years and I sincerely thank him for ....

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