Senate confirms Michael Regan as EPA chief
By Rachel Frazin - 03/10/21 06:10 PM EST The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Michael Regan as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), putting him in charge an agency that will play a key role in implementing President Biden's climate agenda.
The Senate voted 66-34 in favor of Regan's nomination. He will be the first Black man to lead the EPA.
Regan, who became North Carolina’s top environmental regulator in 2017, will now take the reins of an agency that rolled back dozens of environmental protections under former President Trump. The Biden administration is expected to restore many of those regulations.
He will also play a major role in efforts to get the U.S. on track toward a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and achieving overall carbon neutrality by 2050.
During his February confirmation hearing, Regan said his priorities at the EPA would include restoring science and transparency, supporting career officials and acting with “urgency†on climate change.
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