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11 quotes by Gina McCarthy

Regina "Gina" McCarthy is an American public administrator and an environmental health and air quality expert, currently administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. On March 4, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated McCarthy to replace Lisa Jackson as head of the EPA. Confirmation hearings started April 11, 2013. On July 18, 2013 she was confirmed after a record 136-day confirmation fight, becoming the face of Obama's global...
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I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it.

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I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.

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There is no threshold level of fine particle pollution below which health risk reductions are not achieved by reduced exposure.

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The EPA's greenhouse gas regulations, along with a host of other onerous regulations, are unnecessarily driving out conventional fuels as part of... →

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Even if there's controversy, I'm going to make the decision, and people are going to be happy in one instance and unhappy in the next. But... →

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Greenhouse gas pollution, through its contribution to global climate change, presents a significant threat to Americans' health and to the... →

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I definitely challenge people. But hopefully, I am working harder than anybody else, and so people won't resent the fact that I want them to work... →

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Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and... →

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When consumers do not take full advantage of efficiency gains, it is because they are weighing other factors that influence their decision making.... →

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When discussing overall impacts on employment, it is important not to overlook the new technologies and industries that can be driven by pollution... →

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States with tremendous oil and natural gas reserves have the most to gain economically from proper regulation.

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