OBAMA EPA AIR OFFICE NOMINEE REGINA MCCARTHY CLEARS SENATE

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Regina McCarthy, President Obama's nominee to head EPA's air office, has won Senate confirmation after being subject to a weeks-long hold placed by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) over his concerns about the impact of possible Clean Air Act greenhouse gas rules.rnBarrasso continues to have concerns about the impact that EPA climate rules could have on the economy, and said on the Senate floor June 2 that he will soon introduce a bill "that will take the Clean Air Act out of the business of regulating climate change." In his floor comments, he also reiterated his previous concerns that the Obama administration "appear[s] to have no credible plan to use the Clean Air Act in a way to regulate climate change"rnThe Senate June 2 approved by voice vote McCarthy's nomination to head EPA's Office of Air & Radiation, which will play a central role in the development of any air act climate regulations.