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Biography of Carol M. BrownerName: Carol M. BrownerBirth Date: December 16, 1955 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, United States Nationality: American Gender: Female Occupations: agency director/bureaucrat/federal government official Carol M. Browner When President Bill Clinton named Carol Browner (born 1955) as his choice to head up the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmentalists were pleased. Members of the business community, on the other hand, were somewhat skeptical because they feared increased regulations.It is no secret that the EPA and the business community have been long-standing adversaries. During her confirmation hearings, however, Browner promised the business community that the regulatory climate would not be hostile toward them. Her experience in Florida had proven that the regulatory burdens on business could be eased without compromising the environment. Browner has been credited by both environmentalists as well as the Florida business community for being fair, knowledgeable, intelligent, and balanced in her approach to the environment and economics.During her tenure as secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Regulations, Browner drew both criticism and accolades from environmentalists, agriculturalists, and the business community. Browner's role as …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…The times:1957-1975: Vietnam War1983: American invasion of Grenada1991: Persian Gulf WarBrowner's contemporaries:William Bennett (1943-) American Secretary of EducationAl Gore (1948-) American vice presidentKweisi Mfume (1948-) American congressman, NAACP leaderbell hooks (1952-) American author, critic, activistSelected world events:1962: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson published1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy assassinated1970: Congress created Environmental Protection Agency and passed Clean Air Act1973: Worldwide energy crisis1982: Anti-trust action broke up AT&T monopoly1992: Tony Kushner's play Angels in America debuted Further Reading further readingAmicus Journal, spring 1993.Automotive News, December 14, 1992; February 22, 1993.Chemical & Engineering News, December 21, 1992; March 1, 1993; May 24, 1993.Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, January 16, 1993.Economist, January 9, 1993.Fortune, March 22, 1993.Good Housekeeping, March 1993.Insight, February 8, 1993.National Journal, February 13, 1993.National Parks, March 1993.Nation's Business, June 1993.Nation's Cities Weekly, January 18, 1993.New York Times, December 12, 1992; December 17, 1992; February 2, 1993; February 7, 1993; February 8, 1993; February 9, 1993; February 12, 1993; May 22, 1993.Science, March 12, 1993.Time, December 21, 1992; February 15, 1993.USA Weekend, May 21-23, 1993.Wall Street Journal, December 11, 1992; January 8, 1993; January 25, 1993; February 8, 1993; February 10, 1993; March 23, 1993; April 5, 1993. |