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...goals as EPA administrator: "I want my son to be able to grow up and enjoy the natural wonders of the United States in the same way that I have." (At her swearing-in ceremony, January...
...EPA critics in the business community: "I've found business leaders don't oppose strong environmental programs. What drives them crazy is a lack of certainty. We can change that." (New York Times...
...Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head from 1993 to 2001, Carol Browner was perhaps "the greatest administrator [the] EPA has ever had," according to Bill Clinton's former chief of staff (and Barack Obama's current transition co-manager) John Podesta. She brings to the role of energy "czarina" a hefty amount of experience in environmental policy-making and consulting. What appears to be causing more speculation regarding her appointment is what exactly her newly created position, officially titled Energy Coordinator, will entail. "Carol understands that our efforts to create jobs, achieve energy security and combat climate change demand integration among...
...After being appointed EPA administrator in 1993, she put forward a plan to improve the agency's decision making, conserve money and "restore [its] credibility...
...moments for the agency was when the Republican leadership in Congress literally shut us down, wouldn't give us our funding, tried to limit our ability to enforce the law, you know, not once, not twice, but I think 17 times. Those were some difficult days, not just for EPA, but I think for the entire country. And thankfully, we had a Vice President who said no, who was prepared to veto bills...