Senate Confirms McCarthy, Now The Real Work Can Start

Climate Progress: After unprecedented scrutiny and delay, the Senate voted 59-40 today to confirm Gina McCarthy as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. This followed an unprecedented 136 days since President Obama first nominated McCarthy for the post and 1,000+ questions from Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. McCarthy previously served as EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, and with Republican and Democratic governors in state environmental agencies.

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