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LCV Statement on Gina McCarthy’s New Role at NRDC

Nov 5, 2019

Contact: Emily Samsel, emily_samsel@lcv.org, 202-454-4573

Washington, D.C. – In response to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) announcement that former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will lead the organization as President and CEO, LCV President Gene Karpinski issued the following statement:

“We are thrilled to have former EPA Administrator and lifelong environmental champion Gina McCarthy taking the helm of the Natural Resources Defense Council. McCarthy’s tireless leadership as EPA administrator under President Obama and her decades of public service at the state and federal level will be a huge asset to our movement. NRDC is an indispensable partner in the fight to combat the climate crisis and protect the health of our children and families. We look forward to working with Gina in her new role at NRDC.”

 

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