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Michael Regan, Biden s nominee for EPA, has confirmation hearing before Senate committee
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NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Michael Regan as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Our national parks are symbols of conservation, historic preservation and our shared heritage. In the last four years, as we witnessed weakened protection for cultural resources, wildlife, air and waterways, the highest level of protection was not afforded to these incredible places. We can and must do better. The Biden-Harris Administration must address climate change head-on, ensure the federal government – and the park system – is welcoming to diverse communities and reverse damaging policies that put at risk the water, air, wildlife and other resources that make our parks world-renowned.
A closer look at Biden’s science team
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United States President Joe Biden unveiled his remaining nominations for his science team in a press conference last month, finalizing the list that awaits Senate approval. The diverse lineup is filled with accomplished and reputable scientists and politicians, representing the Biden administration’s devotion to science something that the previous administration was criticized for neglecting. Here’s a closer look at some of the leaders manning science-driven positions in his administration.
The highest-profile science role in Biden’s administration is that of the presidential science adviser, or the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Biden has nominated geneticist Eric Lander for this position. Lander is an accomplished geneticist, holding teaching positions at both MIT and Harvard. He was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellows grant in 1987 and is the director and founder of the Broad Institute for
EPA nominee assures GOP senators regulation ‘is not the sole answer’ on climate Print this article
Michael Regan, tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, assured Republican senators he doesn’t view regulation as the sole method of dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions to meet President Biden’s climate promises.
Regan, during his nomination hearing Wednesday, said the EPA would move “with a sense of urgency on climate change” and that he supported Biden’s climate agenda, which he touted as “aggressive” and “ambitious” but separate from the liberal Green New Deal.
Nonetheless, Regan, who serves as secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, sought to assure Republican senators that he wouldn’t use emissions mandates as a sledgehammer that would crush jobs in energy-producing states. Republicans largely responded positively to their exchanges with Regan, suggesting he could face an easier path to confirmation.
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