Gina McCarthy

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Gina McCarthy

Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Gina McCarthy is the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Appointed by President Obama in 2009 as Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, McCarthy has been a leading advocate for common-sense strategies to protect public health and the environment. Previously, McCarthy served as the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. During her career, which spans over 30 years, she has worked at both the state and local levels on critical environmental issues and helped coordinate policies on economic growth, energy, transportation and the environment.

McCarthy received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and a joint Master of Science in Environmental Health Engineering and Planning and Policy from Tufts University.

Gina McCarthy's Posts

ENERGY STAR Day: The Power of the Little Blue Label

October 28, 2014 at 11:56 AM EST

$300 billion in savings. That’s how much consumers and businesses have saved on utility bills in the last 22 years because of the ENERGY STAR program.

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Energy and Environment

Competitors Team Up to Power Down in This Year’s Energy Star Battle of the Buildings

July 10, 2014 at 3:47 PM EST

As part of the fifth-annual Energy Star Battle of the Buildings, competitors are harnessing the power of teamwork to reach new heights in energy performance. They’ll build on each other’s successes, learn from each other’s mistakes, and together, find new ways to unlock energy savings.

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Energy and Environment

Acting on Climate: Asthma in the Latino Community

May 23, 2014 at 1:16 PM EST

EPA is expanding the virtual conversation about air pollution and asthma, issues that seriously affect Latino health.

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Energy and Environment

Cleaner Cars, Cleaner Fuels, and a Cleaner Bill of Health

March 3, 2014 at 10:55 AM EST

EPA’s new "Tier 3" emission standards for cars and gasoline will significantly reduce harmful emissions, prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, and encourage innovation and technological improvements in the cars and trucks we drive.

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