Gina McCarthy

Gina McCarthy served as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Barack Obama. During her tenure, the EPA established key climate change regulations, including the endangerment finding, which determined that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, and provided the legal basis for regulating emissions. She is newsworthy now because the Trump administration reversed many of these policies. The articles highlight the Trump administration's actions, such as repealing the endangerment finding and withdrawing the US from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These actions directly undo the climate policies enacted during McCarthy's time at the EPA, making her relevant as a figure associated with the policies now being dismantled. The current relevance lies in the stark contrast between the Obama administration's climate action and the Trump administration's rollback of environmental regulations.