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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · United States · 2012–2026

Former EPA chief Lisa Jackson named interim chair of Conservation International

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During Lisa P. Jackson's tenure as EPA administrator, the agency withdrew an emergency order against Range Resources over Texas water wells. In February 2026 Conservation International named her interim chair of its board.

What?
Conservation International named former EPA head Lisa P. Jackson its interim board chair in February 2026. Conservation International
Where?
Texas, United States StateImpact / ProPublica
When?
March 2012 (order withdrawn); 2013 (Jackson leaves the EPA); February 2026 (interim chair) StateImpact / ProPublica
Who?
Gained
Lost
  • Texas residents with contaminated water wells — the emergency order addressing their wells was withdrawn StateImpact / ProPublica
Harmed
None on record
Why?
The Associated Press reported that the withdrawal came after the company threatened to stop research cooperation with the EPA.
How?
An ExxonMobil director, Alexander Karsner, is listed by Exxon's 2026 proxy as a Conservation International director. SEC EDGAR (ExxonMobil)
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What happened

The record, in order.

StateImpact and ProPublica reported on 3 July 2013 that in March 2012 the EPA withdrew, without announcing it, an emergency order against Range Resources over contaminated water wells in Texas.

Conservation International's announcement described Jackson as a former EPA administrator whose most recent post was Apple's vice-president for environment, policy and social initiatives.

Conservation International named Jackson its interim board chair in February 2026, a seat she has held since 2019, according to its press release.

The Conservation International board page lists Iván Duque, a former president of Colombia, and honorary member Ian Khama, a former president of Botswana.

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    Record

    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: Jackson retired from Apple in late January 2026 (from an excerpt; the page itself could not be checked).
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: past Conservation International directors included former NOAA head Jane Lubchenco, former USAID head Rajiv Shah and former NRC chair Shirley Ann Jackson.

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