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EPA Names Allison Wiedeman as Acting Agricultural Counselor

Mar 13, 2014

EPA announced this week that Allison Wiedeman has been asked to serve as the agency’s Acting Agricultural Counselor to the Administrator, a position previously held by Sarah Bittleman. Wiedeman comes to her new position from EPA’s Office of Water, where she was in charge of the development of national water pollution regulations for energy related industries including coal mining and oil and gas drilling and production. Prior to that, Wiedeman worked at the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program for 9 years, where she was in charge of directing activities to accelerate the restoration of the Bay through technological innovation and implementation related to both point sources and agriculture. She also served as the Agriculture Advisor to the RA in Region 7.