Five Key Experiences Likely to Inform Policies of Biden EPA Pick

Michael Regan, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the EPA, is likely to be shaped by his background as the top environmental regulator in North Carolina, according to stakeholders who have worked with him in the state.

Here are five areas where Regan’s experience could influence his tenure as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency:

Environmental Justice

One of Regan’s strengths as head of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality dovetails with a central piece of Biden’s platform: addressing the impact of pollution on low-income communities of color.

Regan’s signature achievement as DEQ chief was the formation ...