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Al Armendariz, this region’s former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will speak at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing this week in Washington, D.C.

The group is looking into the EPA’s enforcement policy under Armendariz.

Armendariz had become a hero to local environmentalists who felt he wasn’t afraid to stand up to natural gas drillers and other industries that have long enjoyed a soft touch from regulators.

However, he resigned on April 29 amid criticisms of remarks made in 2010, when he used a “crucifixion” analogy to describe his enforcement strategy with drillers.

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Rep Joe Barton of Texas was among Armendariz’ biggest critics, and he’ll be at the hearing as well. He’s on the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, which is holding the hearing.

Barton, however, has his own share of critics, such as Jim Schermbeck of Downwinders at Risk.

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