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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 to be around for decades.”

Quote by Gina McCarthy

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Gina McCarthy, born in 1954, is an accomplished American environmental policy maker with over 30 years of experience in the field of environmental protection. She served as the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where she was committed to promoting clean energy policies and environmental protection regulations. more

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