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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.
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]
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]
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 ...
Lee Zeldin’s legal prowess may lead to a shrinking of the administrative state.
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[198] In September 2022 EPA announced the creation of a new Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights that reports directly to the EPA administrator. [199] The new office has an expanded budget and staff with broader responsibilities than under the previous organizational arrangement. [116]
On January 20, 2021, Fox was appointed by President Biden to the position of assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency. [1] She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 2021, by a vote of 55–43. [2] Fox resigned her position in February 2024. [8]