OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden makes historic pick with Haaland for Interior secretary | Biden set to select top North Carolina environmental official to lead EPA | Gina McCarthy forges new path as White House climate lead
Haaland, who has been backed by a number of progressive groups as well as tribes, would take over a sprawling, 70,000-person agency with a mandate from Biden to help deliver on his climate promises. If confirmed by the Senate, Haaland would likely deliver a significant turnaround for an agency that has rolled back environmental and endangered species protections and expanded oil and gas drilling. Biden has pledged to bar any new oil and gas leasing on public lands — an effort likely to require action from Interior. Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, was one of the first two Nativ...
Source: thehill.com