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As Pruitt Confirmed, McCarthy Urges Staff To Focus On Protecting Health

February 17, 2017
As Scott Pruitt prepares to be sworn in as the next EPA administrator, his predecessor, Gina McCarthy, is urging agency staff to remain focused on actions to protect public health and the environment, rather than on what might happen under the Trump administration. In an exclusive interview with Inside EPA , McCarthy also promises she will keep her eye on the agency's 15,000 employees and do what she can to support them. In a separate statement issued shortly after the...


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