Gina McCarthy

Environmentalist

Gina McCarthy is a prominent environmental leader and former EPA Administrator known for her advocacy on climate change and public health.

Born
May 29, 1953
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"I think that one of our most difficult international challenges is clearly climate change and making sure that the Paris agreement goes forward. While I think the international community understands that President Trump is not taking the same position as President Obama."

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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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"But just [proposing the standard] puts companies on notice that if you're looking to construct a new natural-gas or coal facility, you really need to pay attention to these. This is what they should be designing new facilities toward as soon as this proposal hits the streets."

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"We are very confident that the data is showing that carbon capture and sequestration is technologically feasible and it's available. It has been successfully demonstrated and there are full-scale both conventional and unconventional coal projects with CCS that are moving forward. So there is no question that there's continued investment in this technology."

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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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"I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it."

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