EPA chief Gina McCarthy pushes clean power agenda

Gina McCarthy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy makes remarks during a news conference Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Salt Lake City.
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Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy says every time the EPA has moved ahead with environmental regulations, the result has been a healthier environment and economic growth. She agrees with the Pope that we have a moral obligation to do something to protect the air and water and to combat climate change. She spoke with Greg Dalton in the Commonwealth Club of California's "Climate One" series.

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