Jason Burnett

Jason Burnett served as Associate Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Bush Administration until his resignation in June, 2008. In a July, 2008, letter to California Senator Barbara Boxer, Burnett claimed that Vice-President Dick Cheney ordered more than half of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Julie Gerberding's planned testimony concerning the potential health effects of climate change removed.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: ca. 1977¹
2. Claims Dick Cheney's office ordered substantial editing of CDC head's December, 2007, Congressional testimony¹
3. Gave $125,000 to Democratic candidates since 2000¹
4. Sent letter to Barbara Boxer on July 6, 2008, detailing actions of Vice-President's office¹
5. Joined EPA in 2004
6. Resigned in 2004
7. Rejoined EPA in 2007
8. Sent email to White House in 2007 concerning health effects of climate change²
9. White House refused to open email²

The Unopened Email

In December, 2007, Burnett sent an email to the White House which stated that the Environmental Protection Agency had found that climate change posed a serious threat to human health. The White House has since refused to open that email, thus putting its findings in limbo.²

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