William K. Reilly

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William K. Reilly is an American environmental leader and former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency known for his influential role in advancing environmental policy and conservation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmentalist
government official
human
lawyer
nonprofit executive
appointedBy George H. W. Bush
awardReceived various environmental leadership awards (unspecified)
boardMemberOf ConocoPhillips
DuPont
Global Environment & Technology Foundation
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
chairpersonOf ClimateWorks Foundation (board)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Harvard Law School
University of Paris
Yale University
endTime 1993 (as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
familyName Reilly
fieldOfWork conservation
environmental law
environmental policy
givenName William
knownFor advocacy for strong environmental regulation and conservation
bridging environmental and business interests
leadership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President George H. W. Bush
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
name William K. Reilly
notableWork implementation of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments
promotion of market-based environmental policies
strengthening of U.S. environmental regulation in the early 1990s
occupation environmentalist
government official
lawyer
nonprofit executive
participatedIn negotiations related to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro
positionHeld Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Co-chair of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
President of The Conservation Foundation
President of the World Wildlife Fund (U.S.)
residence United States
startTime 1989 (as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

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