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Obama's environmental nominee in jeopardy from Senate Republicans
2013-06-28 00:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama made a plea this week for the U.S. Senate to confirm his choice to head the agency that will oversee the core of his new climate change plan, but nominee Gina McCarthy's prospects seem increasingly in doubt. McCarthy was nominated by Obama in March to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she is currently the top air quality official. She has yet to receive a vote in the full U.S. Senate after narrowly being approved by the Senate Committee for the Environment...
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