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4 Mar 2015, 8:56 am by WIMS
EPA - Testimony and webcast of Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator Complete details about EPA's Proposed FY 2016 budget(c)Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. [read post]
3 Mar 2015, 4:06 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Today’s rule is an example of how we can turn the challenge of climate change into an opportunity to innovate our way to a better future,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 9:03 am by WIMS
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy will testify today in front of the U.S. [read post]
2 Feb 2015, 9:30 pm by Christian Latham
In a press release announcing the EPA’s recent report, Administrator Gina McCarthy said, “We all have a right to know what toxic chemicals are being used and released into our environment, and what steps companies are taking to reduce their releases to the environment or, better yet, prevent waste from being generated in the first place. [read post]
26 Dec 2014, 9:00 am by Jon Gelman
"This rule is a huge step forward in our effort to protect communities from coal ash storage impoundment failures as well as the improper management and disposal of coal ash in general," EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told reporters.The agency first proposed rules governing coal ash storage in 2010, in the wake of a massive spill at a ruptured holding pond in Tennessee that has cost more than $1 billion to clean up. [read post]
22 Dec 2014, 5:58 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
 “EPA is taking action to protect our communities from the risk of mismanaged coal ash disposal units, and putting in place safeguards to help prevent the next catastrophic coal ash impoundment failure, which can cost millions for local businesses, communities and states,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. [read post]
14 Dec 2014, 11:07 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy had previously cautioned that the agency had “zero real growth” since 2013 despite increased challenges. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 8:48 am by WIMS
<> OIG: 8 staff paid not to work nearly 21,000 hours cost taxpayers more than $1 million - EPA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an early warning report alerting EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to the fact that employees were on extended periods of administrative leave through fiscal year 2014 – in some cases for several years. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 5:14 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
 “Automakers’ innovation is thriving, and Americans are benefiting from new consumer choices that limit carbon emissions and slow the effects of climate change,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. [read post]
4 Nov 2014, 1:35 am by Jon Gelman
Holder Jr. and Gina McCarthy, the E.P.A. administrator, is part of a broader, more aggressive enforcement effort by federal regulators on the auto industry. [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 8:47 am by WIMS
Final Rule: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to the Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production, Import and Export, 2015-2019 - EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, signed the final rule on 10/16/14, and EPA is submitting it for publication in the Federal Register. [read post]
24 Sep 2014, 8:45 am by WIMS
Federal Agencies Announce 5-Year Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan - At a meeting of Great Lakes Mayors in Chicago, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy  released a new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan that lays out steps that federal agencies will take during the next five years to protect water quality, control invasive species and restore habitat in the largest surface fresh water system in the world. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 8:53 am by WIMS
EPA Announces New Actions to Curb Potent Greenhouse Gases/ EPA GreenChill Partners Join Industry Leaders to Drive the Transition to Climate-friendly Refrigerants - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined private and public sector leaders at the White House today to recognize progress and take new steps to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning. [read post]
26 Aug 2014, 6:44 am by Joe Koncelik
EPA Denies Request for Redesignation of Attainment Areas for Ozone Standard On August 14, 2014, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy denied the 2013 Sierra Club petition that requested U.S. [read post]
28 Jul 2014, 8:44 am by WIMS
EPA Administrator Holding Media Call to Preview Public Hearings on Clean Power Plan - Today, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will discuss the importance of public input on the proposed Clean Power Plan. [read post]
23 Jul 2014, 10:01 pm by Lydia Zuraw
 At the end of June, 35 scientists, medical professionals and researchers also wrote to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to urge the agency not to approve Enlist Duo. [read post]
23 Jul 2014, 9:36 pm by Brandon Kenney
Gina McCarthy, the EPA Administrator, recently said that the agency’s proposed revisions to the farm worker pesticide standard constitute “an important milestone for the farm workers who plant, tend and harvest the food that we put on our tables each day. [read post]