25-700: CEQ may refer to: Council on Environmental Quality , an agency of the United States federal government Corporation des enseignants du Québec , a former name of the Centrale des syndicats du Québec, a trade union in Quebec, Canada Common ordinary equity , the common shareholders' interest in a company Covalence EthicalQuote , a market index tracking reputation of companies on ethical performance Cannes – Mandelieu Airport , by IATA code Topics referred to by
50-590: A BS in chemistry), and Columbia Law School in 1988 (with a JD). She earned a Judicial Clerkship appointment to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington upon graduating from Columbia. After law school, McGinty clerked for a federal judge but did not ultimately take the bar exam or practice law. She won a Congressional Fellowship after crafting a strategy to bring technology jobs back to
75-701: A private equity fund, she helped build successful growth strategies for mid-stage clean energy, water, and efficiency companies. She also started her own small company, and has been a Director on public and private company boards. Specifically, McGinty served as Chair of the Audit Committee of Iberdrola USA, as Chair of the Nuclear Subcommittee of the Board of NRGEnergy, and as member of the boards of Weston Solutions, ECORE International Inc., Thar Energy, and Proton Energy Systems. McGinty also served on
100-661: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Council on Environmental Quality The Council on Environmental Quality ( CEQ ) is a division of the Executive Office of the President that coordinates federal environmental efforts in the United States and works closely with agencies and other White House offices on the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives. The first Chair of
125-820: The Richard Nixon administration. The CEQ was assigned additional responsibilities by the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970. In enacting NEPA, Congress recognized that nearly all federal activities affect the environment in some way, and mandated that federal agencies must consider the environmental effects of their actions during their planning and decision-making processes. Under NEPA, CEQ works to balance environmental, economic, and social objectives in pursuit of NEPA's goal of "productive harmony" between humans and their environment. President Bill Clinton appointed Kathleen McGinty and then George T. Frampton Jr. to chair
150-1019: The United States Senate in 2016 . McGinty won the Democratic nomination on April 26, 2016, but lost in a close election, with 47.3% of the vote, to incumbent Republican Senator Pat Toomey , who garnered 48.7% in the general election. McGinty served as the Senior Vice President of the Oceans Program for the Environmental Defense Fund . In June 2019, she became the vice-president of global government relations for Johnson Controls . McGinty grew up in Northeast Philadelphia . She graduated from St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls , Saint Joseph's University in 1985 (with
175-673: The Act, granting the body a significant role in environmental protection. Through inter-agency working groups and coordination with other EOP bodies, CEQ also works to advance the president's agenda on the environment, natural resources, and energy. The United States Congress established the CEQ within the Executive Office of the President as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), during
200-732: The Advisory Boards of early stage companies including Petra Solar, AE Polysilicon, Plextronics and GridPoint. McGinty currently serves on the boards of the Energy Futures Initiative, the Committee of Seventy, and the American Sustainable Business Council. McGinty is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions. She received Honorary Doctorates from Muhlenberg University, Dickinson College, and Clarion State University. She
225-605: The Council on Environmental Quality serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the US President. In addition, CEQ reports annually to the President on the state of the environment; oversees federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process; and acts as a referee when agencies disagree over the adequacy of such assessments. The Council coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in
250-509: The Council on Environmental Quality was Russell E. Train , under President Richard Nixon . Since April 14, 2021, the chair is Brenda Mallory . The CEQ produces an annual report for the president on the state of the environment, oversees federal agency implementation of environmental impact assessments , and acts as a referee when agencies disagree over the adequacy of such assessments. The National Environmental Policy Act tasks CEQ with ensuring that federal agencies meet their obligations under
275-629: The Council until March 2015. Christy Goldfuss was appointed to succeed Boots, and served in the same capacity, as "managing director", until the end of Obama's term, in January 2017. In October 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Kathleen Hartnett White —former chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality —to be chair of the CEQ. However, her nomination was withdrawn in February 2018 as she did not garner enough support in
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#1732772994537300-602: The Senate. CEQ chief of staff and acting head Mary Neumayr was nominated and considered in summer 2018 as chair. She was confirmed in January 2019. In December 2020, president-elect Joe Biden nominated Brenda Mallory —then-director of regulatory policy at the Southern Environmental Law Center , and general counsel of the CEQ during the Obama administration—to serve as chair of the CEQ. Mallory
325-636: The United States and became a legislative assistant to Al Gore when he was serving as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. In 1993, she became a deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton . She chaired the White House Council on Environmental Quality from 1995 to 1998. She moved to India in 1999 where she worked at the Tata Energy Research Institute, forging new partnerships between US and Indian clean energy companies to help address climate change , an effort that supported
350-694: The agency. President George W. Bush 's CEQ chairman was James L. Connaughton , serving from 2001 to 2009. He was formerly a partner at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP , where he lobbied to reduce government regulation on behalf of clients including the Aluminum Company of America and the Chemical Manufacturers Association of America . During the Bush administration, there were concerns over links between CEQ staffers and
375-600: The cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell . Prior to the nomination of Lisa P. Jackson , she was mentioned as a possible United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator under President Barack Obama , as well as a possible candidate to succeed Ed Rendell as Governor of Pennsylvania , but was not a candidate in the 2010 election . McGinty was an unsuccessful candidate for the governorship in 2014 . After Democrat Tom Wolf won Pennsylvania's 2014 gubernatorial election, he appointed McGinty as his chief of staff. On August 4, 2015, she officially announced her candidacy for
400-494: The development of environmental policies and initiatives. Kathleen McGinty Kathleen Alana McGinty (born May 11, 1963) is a retired American politician and former state and federal environmental policy official. She served as an environmental advisor to Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton . Later, she served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in
425-734: The industries it oversaw. BBC Environment Analyst Roger Harrabin described it as "a hard-line group of advisers with close links to the U.S. oil industry ." One CEQ chief of staff under President Bush, Philip Cooney , was previously a lobbyist employed by the American Petroleum Institute . In June 2005, The New York Times published an internal CEQ memo provided by federal whistleblower Rick Piltz . The memo showed Cooney had repeatedly edited government climate reports in order to play down links between emissions and global warming . Cooney, who claimed he had been planning to resign for two years, resigned two days after
450-569: The negotiation of new environmental agreements between the US and India. In 2003 she was appointed as the secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, serving in Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell 's administration for over five years. In the private sector, McGinty led a business cleaning up and redeveloping "brownfield properties" and developing renewable energy projects. As an Operating Partner with
475-414: The primary behind Allyson Schwartz, Rob McCord, and eventual general election winner Tom Wolf , who appointed her his chief of staff. She served in that capacity from January 2015 until July 2015, amid speculation that she was considering running for the United States Senate in the 2016 election . On August 4, 2015, McGinty officially announced her candidacy for the United States Senate in 2016 . She
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525-591: The scandal broke "to spend more time with his family." Immediately after resigning, Cooney went to work for ExxonMobil in their public affairs department. In 2005 Piltz created a watchdog organization Climate Science Watch, a program of the Government Accountability Project . Under President Barack Obama , Nancy Sutley served as Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality from January 2009 until February 2014. Following Sutley's departure, Michael Boots served as acting head of
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#1732772994537550-510: Was among the most expensive Senate races in America. According to the nonpartisan OpenSecrets , as of October 2016, more than $ 52 million had been spent on the general and primary election between the two candidates. During the race, McGinty was attacked for awarding state grants to a group where her husband was a consultant when she was on a state Ethics Committee . Due to this and her wealth, several attack ads labeled her "Shady Katie." In
575-638: Was confirmed by the Senate on April 14, 2021, becoming the first African American chair of the CEQ. Mallory took part in the virtual 2021 Leaders' Climate Summit . In November 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in Marin Audubon Society v. FAA that the CEQ does not have the authority to create binding regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act . The Chair of
600-478: Was endorsed by EMILY's List , Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf , former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell , and President Barack Obama . In April 2016, she defeated former U.S. Representative Joe Sestak and then-Mayor of Braddock John Fetterman in the Democratic primary. As of June 30, 2016, financial disclosures showed that McGinty's campaign had spent $ 4,312,688 and raised $ 6,713,202. The Senate election between McGinty and incumbent Republican Pat Toomey
625-858: Was named a Global Leader for Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. She was awarded the Ansel Adams Award by the Wilderness Society for Exceptional Commitment to Conservation. And she was named Woman of the Year by the Women's Council on Energy and the Environment. On April 12, 2013, McGinty announced she would be a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014 . McGinty finished fourth in
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