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Kathleen A. McGinty

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Speeches/Publications

Speeches*

3/29/94

National Academy of Sciences Forum on Environment and Natural Resources
Washington, DC

10/1/94

The Presidio Conference on Environmental Education
San Francisco, CA

10/7/94

Dacor Bacon Foundation - "Environmental Security"
Wahington, DC

10/8/94

10/10/94

3/22/95

Grand Canyon Trust 75th Anniversary
Flagstaff, AZ

Environmental Council of States - Partnerships with the States: A New Opportunity in
Environmental Policy - Keystone, CO

National Environmental Policy Act 25th Anniversary Conference hosted by DOE
Tysons Corner, VA

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5/8/95

5/10/95

5/24/95

National Environmental Policy Institute - Reinventing Regulation
Washington, DC

DNC Business Leadership Forum

Washington, DC

Alliance to Save Energy - Alliance Associates Breakfast
Washington, DC

Publications

"The Greening of the White House," Washington Post Home Section, Oct. 9, 1994.

"The White House Strategy at Reinventing Environmental Policy: Regulatory Reform and Innovation, Corporate Environmental Strategy, Summer 1995.

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"Looking Ahead to the Next 25 Years," National Association of Environmental Professionals, Winter 1994.

* I have given other speeches and presentations, however, as I usually do not speak from a prepared text, there is no transcript of those occasions.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

KATHLEEN ALANA MCGINTY

Kathleen Alana McGinty was appointed Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) by President Clinton on December 30, 1994. In this capacity, Ms. McGinty serves as President Clinton's senior advisor on environment and natural resources issues. In addition, as Chair of CEQ, Ms. McGinty is responsible for administering and implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Dispute resolution, coordination of major federal environmental actions, and reform of environmental laws and processes are the priorities for CEQ under Ms. McGinty. At the request of the President, Ms. McGinty chaired the development of a series of reforms to the Superfund program to improve its efficiency and effectiveness; a forest plan for the Pacific Northwest that puts people back to work as it protects ancient forests; a program to restore the Florida Everglades; an agreement for the California Bay and Delta that will protect both the health of the environment and the stability of the state's water supply; programs to promote environmental technologies and their exports; and common sense environmental reforms to protect health--at a lower cost.

CEQ has led the Administration's effort to Reinvent Environmental Regulations. Pursuant to the initiatives developed under CEQ's leadership and announced by the President on March 16, 1995, the Administration will cut paperwork requirements; expand the use of market mechanisms; and develop partnerships with industry and the states.

Prior to her appointment as Chair of CEQ, Ms. McGinty was appointed by President Clinton on January 16, 1993 to be Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office on Environmental Policy. In that capacity, she served as the President's senior environmental policy advisor while establishing the Office on Environmental Policy which, for the first time, provided a mechanism to bring environmental and economic policy together.

Before her service in the Clinton Administration, Ms. McGinty served as then-Senator Albert Gore's senior Legislative Assistant for Energy and Environmental Policy. In this capacity, Ms. McGinty also served as Congressional Staff Coordinator for the Senate delegation to the United Nations' Conference on Environment and Development held in June, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, as well as an Official Member of the U.S. Delegation to Negotiations on the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Antarctic Protocol.

Ms. McGinty's academic background is in science and technology. While studying Chemistry at Saint Joseph's University, Ms. McGinty worked as a laboratory assistant for the Atlantic Richfield Chemical Company. Her research focused primarily on the development of products designed to suppress coal dust and on wastewater treatment systems.

After graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from Saint Joseph's in 1985, Ms. McGinty studied law at Columbia University. Concentrating her activities in the law school's new Science, Law, and Technology program, Ms. McGinty developed a strong interest in Patent law. Ms. McGinty complemented her studies by working with the law firm of Cooper, Dunham and Moran, a New York firm specializing in Patent, Trademark, and Copyright matters.

Upon completing her legal studies in 1988, Ms. McGinty served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable H. Robert Mayer, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. Again, her focus was on technology, as the bulk of the Court's docket involved appeals of patent-related issues.

Ms. McGinty began her service in the United States Senate after being awarded the Congressional Fellowship of the American Chemical Society. As a Fellow, Ms. McGinty worked in Senator Gore's office on science education issues; legislation designed to enhance opportunities for cooperative industrial research; and initiatives to strengthen patent protections for process inventions.

Improving Federal Facilities Cleanup

Report of the
Federal Facilities Policy Group

Council on Environmental Quality
Office of Management and Budget

Department of Agriculture

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human
Services (Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry)

Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Environmental Protection Agency
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

October 1995

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IV. Paying the Cold War Mortgage: Remaining Challenges

A. The Potential Funding Gap

Historical Management Obstacles to DOE Program Improvement
The Need for Statutory and Regulatory Reform
The Special Problems of Radioactive Waste

The Need to Develop and Implement More Cost-Effective
Technology

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