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As we approach the end of the current 116th Congress on January
3, there has been a flurry of energy-related activity on Capitol
Hill as well as with the Biden-Harris presidential transition as
President-elect Biden prepares for his inauguration on January
20.
Biden-Harris Transition Updates
President-elect Biden has continued to round out his energy,
environment, and climate teams, naming cabinet-level nominees as
well as other roles that do not require confirmation by the U.S.
Senate.
Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan, has been
nominated top serve as Secretary of Energy.
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As we approach the end of the current 116th Congress on January 3, there has been a flurry of energy-related activity on Capitol Hill as well as with the Biden-Harris presidential transition as President-elect Biden prepares for his inauguration on January 20.
Biden-Harris Transition Updates
President-elect Biden has continued to round out his energy, environment, and climate teams, naming cabinet-level nominees as well as other roles that do not require confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan, has been nominated top serve as Secretary of Energy.
Activists Eye a Superfund Reboot Under Biden With a Focus on Environmental Justice and Climate Change
The EPA’s program for cleaning up the nation’s hazardous waste dumps has a backlog of sites that lack funding the largest in 15 years.
By David Hasemyer and Lise Olsen
December 28, 2020
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Super Threats: Last in a series with The Texas Observer and NBC News about Superfund sites and climate change.
The uber challenge facing the incoming Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency in its oversight of 1,570 hazard waste sites is best summed in a name that’s become synonymous with the daunting task: Superfund.
A year ago, amid a crowded Democratic presidential primary, no one would have mistaken Joe Biden as the field s biggest climate crusader. Youth activists gave his plan to combat climate change a failing grade. Some in his own party wondered whether a self-described moderate could embrace policies bold enough to move the nation past the fossil fuel era.
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President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. But in recent days, the president-elect has demonstrated that he is prepared to deliver on his promise to pursue a more ambitious environmental agenda than any of his predecessors - one that aspires to rapidly shrink the nation s carbon emissions, give voice to the vulnerable communities hit hardest by pollution and create solid jobs in industries helping to create a greener future.