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The AP reports that EPA Regional Administrator Al Armendariz resigned after taking heat for comments that he said his office’s philosophy was to “crucify” oil and gas companies:

In a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson sent Sunday, Al Armendariz says he regrets his words and stresses that they do not reflect his work as administrator of the five-state region including Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Armendariz has a history of attacking--dare I say "crucifying"--energy producers and working closely with anti-energy advocates in Texas.

Last Friday, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said Armendariz’s words were "disappointing" and didn’t reflect how her agency works. "[T]hey’re not representative of the agency; they don’t reflect any policy that we have; and they don’t reflect our actions over the past two years."

EPA's losing streak continues.