EPA Staffers Seek Proof of Biden’s New Management Style (2)

Now that the Senate has confirmed Michael Regan, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the EPA, he will be walking into a beleaguered workplace full of tired, skeptical staffers, current employees say.

For many—but by no means all—Environmental Protection Agency staffers, Biden’s election signaled a return to bedrock environmental principles. But they also say they’re not taking the new administration’s promises at face value, and that Regan will have to prove to them that the EPA will follow through.

Morale at the agency has broadly improved since the Trump administration, but many employees are still waiting for management to repudiate ...