The Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy as the new Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after delaying the confirmation for over four months.  The Senate voted 59-40 to confirm the controversial nomination.  Prior to this most recent confirmation, President Obama appointed McCarthy as Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation in 2009.

Appointed by President Obama in 2009 as Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, Gina McCarthy has been a leading advocate for common-sense strategies to protect public health and the environment. - See more at: http://earthdesk.blogs.pace.edu/2013/07/20/epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-confirmed/#sthash.O2SVT6Ga.dpina 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, Gina 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. In her 30-year career, 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.

When she is not in D.C., McCarthy lives in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts with her husband and two dogs, just a short bike ride away from their three children, Daniel, Maggie and Julie, who work in Boston.

- See more at: http://earthdesk.blogs.pace.edu/2013/07/20/epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-confirmed/#sthash.O2SVT6Ga.dpuf

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, Gina 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. In her 30-year career, 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.

When she is not in D.C., McCarthy lives in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts with her husband and two dogs, just a short bike ride away from their three children, Daniel, Maggie and Julie, who work in Boston.

- See more at: http://earthdesk.blogs.pace.edu/2013/07/20/epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-confirmed/#sthash.O2SVT6Ga.dpuf