Q&A: Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on New Air Pollution Regulations—and Women’s Roles in Bringing Them About
Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by associate producer Aynsley O’Neill with Gina McCarthy, the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the first-ever White House National Climate Advisor. She’s currently the Managing Co-Chair of America Is All In.
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