An Indiana University professor selected to become the number two official at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faced contentious questioning from senators during her first confirmation hearing.
Janet McCabe, professor of practice at IU’s McKinney School of Law and director of IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute, was nominated by the Biden administration to serve as deputy administrator of the EPA.
She testified alongside Brenda Mallory, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, during a hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works.
McCabe previously served in the EPA during the Obama administration as acting assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation.
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