Interview with Celeste Monforton (January 10, 2017)

Celeste Monforton worked at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety Administration from 1990 to 2001. At OSHA, Monforton worked extensively on policy with the White House and Congress. She discusses the politics of rule-making, the power of the Office of Management and the Budget (OMB), and the influence of interest groups, especially business, on regulations.

SOURCE

Environmental Data & Governance Initiative Oral History Project

CITATION

ETM SBU 008, interview by Christopher Sellers (Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, 2020).

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