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Catherine R. McCabe
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Catherine R. McCabe is the former acting New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection. McCabe was nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy in December 2017. She began working at the state Department of Environmental Protection on January 22, 2018.[1][2] McCabe retired from the department on January 15, 2021.[3]
Biography
McCabe served as the acting EPA administrator and acting Region 2 administrator in 2017. She also previously worked as the deputy administrator for Region 2 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She was a judge on the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board from 2011 to 2014 and a deputy assistant administrator of the agency's office of enforcement and compliance assurance from 2005 to 2011. McCabe worked for the U.S. Department of Justice for 22 years. Prior to working for the federal government, McCabe was an assistant attorney general for New York.[4]
Education
- Bachelor's in environmental science, Barnard University
- J.D., Columbia University Law School
Political career
New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection (2018-2021)
McCabe was appointed acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in December 2017 and began working on January 22, 2018.[1][2]
Appointments
2018
McCabe was appointed as acting New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) in January 2018.[2]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NJ.com, "Murphy nominates ex-acting EPA chief as state DEP commissioner," December 21, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, "DEP welcomes Catherine R. McCabe as acting commissioner," January 24, 2018
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "DEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe, the state's top environmental regulator, to retire," December 1, 2021
- ↑ State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, "Office of the commissioner," accessed April 3, 2018
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New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection 2018–2021 |
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