McCarthy Says States’ Innovation May Be Key To Exiting Trump EPA ‘Morass’

October 19, 2020
Obama EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says the Trump administration’s abandonment of environmental regulation is forcing states to take the lead in protecting public health and the environment, and innovation happening with such policies at the state and local level will be key to “how we build out of the morass we’re in now.” In an Oct. 19 keynote address to the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources virtual fall conference, McCarthy said that under “cooperative federalism,” or...


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