EPA Chief Michael Regan to Depart Agency at End of December

EPA Administrator Michael Regan will be leaving the agency Dec. 31, according to a internal email sent Friday reviewed by Bloomberg Law.

In his place, Jane Nishida, head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of International and Tribal Affairs, will serve as acting administrator for the remainder of the Biden administration’s term. Dan Utech, Regan’s chief of staff, will become acting deputy administrator, according to the email.

Regan, the first Black man to serve as head of the EPA, is the former head of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Under his tenure at the EPA he oversaw billions ...