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The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes.
Region 4 has been referred to as a "historically troubled" region plagued by "energy apartheid," [19] and the promotion of former Regional Administrator Gwen Keyes Fleming to the position of EPA Chief of Staff led to the position being vacant for a time prior to Toney's appointment. [20]
On February 9, 2021, members of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted 14–6 to send Regan's nomination as EPA administrator for a full Senate vote. [19] The full Senate confirmed his nomination 66–34 on March 10, 2021, [20] and he was sworn in on March 11, 2021. [21]
EPA says the permit issued last September likely breaks the groundwater rule. About 10% of the Hammond coal ash remains in the aquifer. ... EPA Region 4 administrator, said those plans do not ...
Michael Regan is wasting no time in the fight for environmental justice in his new role as administrator of the... View Article The post EPA’s first Black male administrator says there’s ‘no ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will leave the Biden administration at the end of this year — about a month before the presidency changes hands. While Regan ...
Andrew R. Wheeler (born December 23, 1964 [citation needed]) is an American attorney who served as the 15th administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2019 to 2021. [1] He served as the deputy administrator from April to July 2018, [2] and served as
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. [2] President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. [3]