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Thursday, March 11th, 2021

Senate confirms Michael Regan as EPA administrator

Author:     Orion Rummier
Source:     Axios
Publication Date:     10 March 2021
 Link: Senate confirms Michael Regan as EPA administrator
Stephan:   More good news from the Biden Administration. After four years of Trump and his orcs trying to gut the EPA, and service their corporate overlords in polluting industries, Biden has appointed someone who understands the environmental issues and has a track record for effectively addressing them to foster wellbeing. And he is a Black man, the first to ever head the agency.
Regan at his confirmation hearing on Feb. 3. Credit: Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg/Getty

The Senate voted 66-34 on Wednesday to confirm Michael Regan, North Carolina’s top environmental regulator, as head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Why it matters: Regan is the first Black man to lead the agency. He’ll be tasked with carrying out key elements of President Biden’s aggressive climate change agenda, after former President Trump rolled back more than 100 environmental regulations during his term.

Background: Regan previously held several senior roles with the Environmental Defense Fund and served at the EPA for a decade prior to that, with a focus on air quality and radiation under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

  • His record in North Carolina includes a major settlement with utility giant Duke Energy on cleaning up waste from coal-fired power production.
  • Agricultural groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation endorsed Regan’s nomination, as did several environmental activist groups like 350.org.

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 1:16 pm

    This looks like a very good choice of Michael Regan for a very important post which can help bring about really good changes which are much better than Trump’s choice.