Now that President Obama has made his nomination for the top post at the EPA official, anticipation is mounting over whether or not she’ll face Congressional opposition – or more accurately, how much Congressional opposition she’ll face – during the confirmation process.
Gina McCarthy, head of the agency’s air and radiation office, is Obama’s top pick for the position that has, in the past, been a lightning rod for criticism. Previous EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s regulatory campaign to curb emissions drew the ire of industry, which cited “job-killing regulations.”