COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A veteran Ohio environmental regulatorwho says the administration of
Republican Gov. John Kasichis forcing him to resign after pressure from the coal industry isfighting to keep
his job.George Elmaraghy hasrun the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Division of Surface Watersince
June 2005. He authored an email widely distributed earlier thisweek that said his resignation Sept. 13 comes
after "considerablepressure" his division faced to accommodate the coal industry.Elmaraghyinformed
Ohio EPA Director Scott Nally in a new email Thursday that hedidn’t want to retire and was withdrawing his
resignation. EPA emailsprovided to The Associated Press show Nally has denied Elmaraghy’srequest to stay
on.Elmaraghy has hired a lawyer. He has worked at the Ohio EPA for 39 years.Copyright 2013 The Associated
Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A veteran Ohio environmental regulatorwho says the administration of
Republican Gov. John Kasichis forcing him to resign after pressure from the coal industry isfighting to keep
his job.George Elmaraghy hasrun the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Division of Surface Watersince
June 2005. He authored an email widely distributed earlier thisweek that said his resignation Sept. 13 comes
after "considerablepressure" his division faced to accommodate the coal industry.Elmaraghyinformed
Ohio EPA Director Scott Nally in a new email Thursday that hedidn’t want to retire and was withdrawing his
resignation. EPA emailsprovided to The Associated Press show Nally has denied Elmaraghy’srequest to stay
on.Elmaraghy has hired a lawyer. He has worked at the Ohio EPA for 39 years.Copyright 2013 The Associated
Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.