U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the appointment of John W. Busterud as administrator for Region 9. Busterud will oversee federal environmental protection efforts in: Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada.
John Busterud comes to this role with over 30 years of experience as an environmental and energy attorney. Most recently, he was senior director and managing counsel, environment and real estate, law department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), in San Francisco, California from 1985-2016. At PG&E, he managed a broad practice including air and water quality, hazardous materials compliance and remediation, endangered species, and legislative and environmental policy matters. During his tenure at PG&E, Busterud served as an industry representative on EPA’s Clean Air Act Advisory Committee from 2012 to 2017.
Busterud is also a retired U.S. Army Colonel with multiple combined, joint and interagency assignments, including active duty deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Combined Forces Command on the Korean Peninsula.
Busterud has most recently served as a board member for the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance, vice chair of the California Veterans board and chair of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East.
Published in the March 2020 Edition