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title: "2 Clean air Quotes By Gina McCarthy"
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> [Any first-generation technology will. But we are looking at carbon the same way we look at every pollutant under the Clean Air Act; we look for the new technologies that are available. We recognize that these power plants are going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/any-first-generation-technology-will-but-we-are-looking-at-carbon-the/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/gina-mccarthy-23451_air_any-first-generation-technology-will-but_167684.jpg)

> [Critics play a dangerous game when they denounce the science and law EPA has used to defend clean air for more than 40 years. The American people know better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/critics-play-a-dangerous-game-when-they-denounce-the-science-and-law/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/gina-mccarthy-23451_air_critics-play-a-dangerous-game-when-they_2641911.png)

## Other authors on Clean air

- [Andrew R. Wheeler 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-air/andrew-r-wheeler/)

## More by Gina McCarthy

> [EPA gets to set a standard for new. For the existing, EPA sets guidelines for what we think is appropriate, but then states develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/epa-gets-to-set-a-standard-for-new-for-the-existing-epa-sets/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [Any first-generation technology will. But we are looking at carbon the same way we look at every pollutant under the Clean Air Act; we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/any-first-generation-technology-will-but-we-are-looking-at-carbon-the/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [I think climate change is probably the most extreme, and it's been going on for years because it's very difficult to talk about a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/i-think-climate-change-is-probably-the-most-extreme-and-it-s-been/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [When discussing overall impacts on employment, it is important not to overlook the new technologies and industries that can be driven by pollution control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/when-discussing-overall-impacts-on-employment-it-is-important-not-to/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [People are not running to build coal facilities because of the price of natural gas, but we do see them being constructed, and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/people-are-not-running-to-build-coal-facilities-because-of-the-price/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [States with tremendous oil and natural gas reserves have the most to gain economically from proper regulation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/states-with-tremendous-oil-and-natural-gas-reserves-have-the-most-to/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [The EPA's greenhouse gas regulations, along with a host of other onerous regulations, are unnecessarily driving out conventional fuels as part of America's energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/the-epa-s-greenhouse-gas-regulations-along-with-a-host-of-other/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [We are very confident that the data is showing that carbon capture and sequestration is technologically feasible and it's available. It has been successfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/we-are-very-confident-that-the-data-is-showing-that-carbon-capture/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses already understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/proponents-of-efficiency-standards-argue-that-they-save-consumers-and/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/i-cannot-shy-away-from-controversy-i-don-t-know-if-it-s-my-irish/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [I don't think any administration, when they come in, thinks that their job is to tell the scientists what the science looks like or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/i-don-t-think-any-administration-when-they-come-in-thinks-that-their/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [I definitely challenge people. But hopefully, I am working harder than anybody else, and so people won't resent the fact that I want them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/i-definitely-challenge-people-but-hopefully-i-am-working-harder-than/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/i-love-disagreements-i-love-the-democratic-process-if-i-m-in-a-room/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [We need an international solution to the challenge of climate change, there's no question about it. But the real key is, can you actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/we-need-an-international-solution-to-the-challenge-of-climate-change/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

> [ But just \[proposing the standard\] puts companies on notice that if you're looking to construct a new natural-gas or coal facility, you really need… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mccarthy/but-just-proposing-the-standard-puts-companies-on-notice-that-if-you/)

[Gina McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mccarthy/)

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