CSB Chair Steps Down Unexpectedly, Clearing Path For Another Trump Pick

Vanessa Allen Sutherland, who the Obama administration appointed to lead the federal board that investigates industrial chemical accidents, announced unexpectedly May 21 that she will be resigning from the board next month, though it is not clear if or who President Trump will select to fill two vacant slots on the panel given his administration's push to eliminate it. While Sutherland did not provide a reason for her early departure from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), she said in...