Biden Put Climate at the Heart of His Campaign. Now He’s Delivered Groundbreaking Nominees
The president-elected picked N.C. environment chief Michael Regan to run the Environmental Protection Agency and Rep. Deb Haaland to head the Interior Department.
December 17, 2020
U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), President-elect Joe Biden s choice for Interior Secretary, at the U.S. Capitol in January 2019. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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President-elect Joe Biden rounded out his climate and environment team Thursday with groundbreaking cabinet nominations at the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior, agencies critical to his pledge to combat climate change and emphasize environmental justice.
After 1st One Left, Will DeSantis Hire Another Florida Climate Change Leader?
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Legislators Push for Solar Net Metering at Florida Schools
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida s public schools would be allowed to contract with third-party vendors for the installation of solar panels on their premises under legislation that could dramatically reduce each school s utility expenses.
What You Need To Know
SB198 would allow Florida schools to contract with third-party vendors to install solar panels
Legislators argue that allowing schools to operate net metering programs could drastically reduce utility expenses
Florida homeowners have been allowed to participate in net metering for more than a decade
The measure, SB 198, has been filed by Sen. Lori Berman (D-Lantana) ahead of the 2021 legislative session. A similar bill was filed for consideration during the 2020 session but failed to advance.
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Michael Regan is reported to be the Biden-Harris transition team pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. (Credit: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality)
The Biden-Harris transition team is expected to select Michael Regan, who currently heads North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to Thursday news reports.
Before being selected by Gov. Roy Cooper to lead North Carolina’s DEQ in 2017, Regan worked at EPA during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, focusing on energy and air quality. After his time at the EPA, he joined the Environmental Defense Fund, where he worked as Southeast regional director and directed regional efforts on clean energy.
Former State Resilience Officer Julia Nesheiwat speaks at an American Water Resources Association meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach in November 2019. BRENDAN RIVERS/ADAPT
For almost seven months, Florida had a dedicated leader on climate change. Then she left for another job.
The state has now gone longer than that without a full-time replacement.
Environmental advocates celebrated Gov. Ron DeSantis’s hiring of Julia Nesheiwat for the newly created position of chief resilience officer in summer 2019. They saw the move as a declaration his office would accept, and try to address, the realities of climate change in a vulnerable state.
Now some wonder about that commitment.
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