WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Cyrus M. Western appointed as EPA Mountains and Plains Regional Administrator DENVER (Feb. 17, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Cyrus M. Western to serve as the EPA Region 8 administrator. As regional administrator, Western will lead the implementation of the administration's environmental agenda priori  more