Biden expected to nominate North Carolina environmental official to run EPA

CNN • December 17, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Michael Regan of North Carolina to run the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan runs the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. He previously led the Environmental Defense Fund's efforts to combat the impacts of the climate crisis and air pollution, according to the state's government website. He also worked at the EPA during the Clinton and Bush administrations.