Leavitt's Legacy

august 22, 2003  06:20 pm
Leavitt's Legacy
Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt is selling himself as the next EPA chief on the strength of his reputation as a consensus builder. It's an easy pose, as long as you hand-pick your negotiating partners. Environmental groups in Utah and around the nation view the boyish 52-year-old with justified suspicion. Is he the stealth industry shill who can sell the Bush anti-environment agenda? Salt Lake City Weekly's Jake Parkinson talks to Leavitt's friends and foes.