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BIO Welcomes Confirmation of Gina McCarthy as EPA Administrator

2013-07-19 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

BIO congratulated Gina McCarthy on winning Senate confirmation for the post of EPA administrator. According to BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood, the EPA has long been a supporter of biotechnology as a solution to climate and pollution challenges and as an enabling technology for advanced biofuels and green chemistry. BIO looks forward to working with Administrator McCarthy to continue ensuring that federal policies clear a path for the continued development of such innovative ...This story is related to the following:Trade Associations

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McCarthy Finally Confirmed to Head U.S. EPA

2013-07-19 01:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: The U.S. Senate voted 59-40 this afternoon to confirm Regina McCarthy as to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after a record 136-day confirmation battle. The Republicans` delay of the nomination for almost five months, makes it the longest period on record that the agency has been without a leader. In the interim the EPA was headed by Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe. The vote follows a deal struck by Senate leaders earlier this week to allow up-or-down votes on President Barack...

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Senate approves Gina McCarthy as EPA chief despite Republican protests

2013-07-18 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The Senate gave grudging approval on Thursday to the key executor of Barack Obama's sweeping new climate change plan, voting to confirm Gina McCarthy as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The 59-40 vote, after a four-month standoff by Republicans, puts McCarthy in direct charge of implementing Obama's strategy of using the agency's powers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. The prospect centred on plans to cut emissions from existing power plants ...

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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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Senate Confirms McCarthy as Next EPA Administrator

2013-07-18 23:01:00| Waste Age

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Gina McCarthy as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by a 59-40 vote. read more

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