The committee Republicans demanded responses from McCarthy on five "transparency requests". David Vitter, the ranking Republican on the committee, posed 600 of a total 1,100 questions, to McCarthy. In the interim, Bob Perciasepe served as the EPA's acting administrator. Īfter the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works approved McCarthy's nomination in a vote along party lines on May 16, the nomination was stalled for a month on the Senate floor by John Barrasso of Wyoming. Confirmation Ĭonfirmation hearings started April 11, 2013. The EPA is one of the federal agencies that advised the Obama administration on the proposed pipeline. she knows air and climate issues very well and she's a very strong environmentalist". Regarding speculation that her appointment would affect Obama's decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline, Fiorino stated that this wouldn't affect the dynamics of the Keystone decision significantly as other considerations are paramount, but added: ". Daniel Fiorino, director of the Center for Environmental Policy at American University, said: "Her nomination signals that the president really wants to deliver on his State of the Union objectives to take serious action on climate change." According to some observers, Obama's selection of McCarthy confirmed his seriousness about battling climate change. On March 4, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated McCarthy to replace Lisa Jackson as head of the EPA.
She held the position of Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation from 2009 to 2013.ĮPA Administrator Nomination In that role she developed and implemented the first regional policy to trade carbon credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. įrom 2004 to 2009 she was commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. She has served as environmental adviser to five Massachusetts governors, including former Governor Mitt Romney. McCarthy has worked on environmental issues at the state and local levels and has developed policies on economic growth, energy, transportation and the environment. She held several top positions in the civil service of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including undersecretary for policy for Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs from 1999 to 2003 and Deputy Secretary of the Massachusetts Office of Commonwealth Development from 2003 to 2004. In 1985, Governor Dukakis tapped her to serve on a state hazardous waste safety council. McCarthy started her health and environment career in 1980, serving as the city of Canton's health agent. McCarthy visiting a Missouri farm in 2014 On December 18, 2020, President-Elect Joe Biden announced that he would appoint McCarthy as the first National Climate Advisor where she will advise Biden on domestic climate change policy and lead the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy. In early 2020, McCarthy became president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). On July 18, 2013, she was confirmed after a record 136-day confirmation fight, becoming the face of Obama's global warming and climate change initiative. Confirmation hearings started April 11, 2013. Jackson as head of the EPA on March 4, 2013. Obama nominated McCarthy to replace Lisa P. She served as the 13th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2013 to 2017 under U.S.
Regina McCarthy (born ) is an American environmental health and air quality expert serving as the first White House National Climate Advisor under U.S.
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