EPA administrator races to finish landmark climate rules

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The Hill:

Gina McCarthy is locked in a race against time to complete landmark climate change regulations before President Obama leaves office.

 

With just 22 months left in Obama’s presidency, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator and her team are burning the midnight oil to enshrine emissions regulations for power plants in federal law.

 

McCarthy says she’s “busier than [she’s] ever been” as the caretaker of what Obama hopes will be a legacy-defining achievement on climate change.

 

“One of the main focuses of the White House right now is to make sure that the administration is coordinated, so that the entire breadth of the climate action plan can be basically realized before the president leaves office,” McCarthy said during an exclusive sit-down interview in her office.

 

With the departure of John Podesta, Obama’s former climate adviser, from the White House, McCarthy is meeting more with Obama than ever before

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White House climate and energy adviser Dan Utech called McCarthy’s role “essential” to the president’s vision over his final two years.