EPA Announces Historic Approval Of Florida s Request To Administer The Clean Water Act Section 404 Program
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the State of Florida is the first state in more than 25 years to apply for and receive approval to implement a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 program, joining Michigan and New Jersey as the only states in the country with such authority. Today’s action formally transfers permitting authority under CWA Section 404 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to the State of Florida for a broad range of water resources within the State. This action allows the State to more effectively and efficiently evaluate and issue permits under the CWA to support the health of Florida’s waters, residents, and economy.
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The Energy 202: Biden takes aim at historic inequities with his environmental picks Dino Grandoni
with Alexandra Ellerbeck A trio of recent picks by President-elect Biden for his environmental team will put environmental justice issues at the center of his administration s agenda.
As Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and I report, Biden made a series of firsts with his top-level hiring decisions this week. Those picks are set to seriously tackle the disproportionate impact certain communities face from despoiled air and land. The former vice president is set to nominate North Carolina environmental regulator Michael S. Regan to become the first Black man to head the Environmental Protection Agency and Obama administration veteran Brenda Mallory to serve as the first Black chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
December 17, 2020
President-elect Joseph Biden nominated Brenda Mallory, SELC s Director of Regulatory Policy, to head the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The appointment requires Senate confirmation. (© SELC/Emily Richardson-Lorente)
Brenda Mallory, Director of Regulatory Policy for the Southern Environmental Law Center, has been chosen to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, where she will be the principal environmental policy advisor to President-elect Biden and charged with coordinating environmental policy across the federal government.
“SELC’s loss is the country’s gain.” Jeff Gleason, Executive Director
Mallory, who has more than 35 years of experience in environmental law and policy, previously served as General Counsel of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and held multiple leadership positions during her 14-year career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. After serving as Executive Director for the Con
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Originally published on December 17, 2020 12:51 pm
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate
environmental lawyer and Obama administration veteran Brenda Mallory to run the Council on Environmental Quality, according to a source with knowledge of the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect private conversations.
The White House office oversees environmental reviews for virtually all major infrastructure projects, including pipelines and highways.
Biden has promised to make climate change a top priority, and Mallory s appointment fleshes out a climate team with expertise in regulation, finance, diplomacy and environmental law. Mallory would work with John Kerry, the National Security Council s first special presidential envoy on climate; and Gina McCarthy, who would coordinate the domestic climate group within the White House. Biden s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, also has experience crafting climat
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