Janet Garvin McCabe is an American attorney and academic who serves as the deputy administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency since April 29, 2021.

Education

McCabe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and

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from Harvard University.

Career

McCabe served as the air director of the

Indiana Department of Environmental Management The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is the agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with protecting the environment and human health. There are many offices within IDEM and each has a specific role in environmental protecti ...

from 1999 to 2005 before joining the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 2009 as principal deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation. From July 2013 to January 2017, she served as acting assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation. After leaving government, McCabe became the director of the Environmental Resilience Institute at Indiana University and a professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. On January 15, 2021, it was announced that McCabe would be Joe Biden's nominee for deputy administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. McCabe was confirmed by the US Senate on April 27, 2021, by a vote of 52–42. She was sworn in as Deputy Administrator on April 29, 2021.

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