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Gina McCarthy Confirmed as U.S. EPA Administrator
2013-07-18 23:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator today in a bipartisan vote of 59-40 after months of delay due to a boycott by committee Republicans and threats of filibuster. Her confirmation clears the way for the agency to move forward in its mission to protect Americans health and the nations environment less than a month after President Obama instructed the U.S. EPA to cut carbon pollution from power plants as part of his plan to fight global...
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