The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin announced that Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey has been appointed as EPA’s Mid-Atlantic (Region 3) regional administrator. Regional administrator Van Blarcom-Lackey will oversee the implementation of federal environmental laws and priorities of the administration’s agenda in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia and of EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program. She is the first woman appointed to lead the EPA Mid-Atlantic Region in the agency’s history.
Van Blarcom-Lackey has a distinguished history of service, having been appointed as the first agricultural ombudsman in the state of Pennsylvania where she served as a crucial link to agriculture communities, addressing conflicts related to agriculture, land use, and environmental planning. She brings more than a decade of experience as a lobbyist for both state and federal agricultural interests and over 20 years of experience in finance and business management.
Van Blarcom-Lackey resides in Philadelphia with her family.
Published May 2025
