Michael Regan, who has led the Environmental Protection Agency throughout President Joe Biden’s four-year term, said Friday he will be leaving the agency Dec. 31, about three weeks before Biden’ leaves office.
President Joe Biden waited two years into his term in office to issue his first presidential veto, but he's primed to conclude his term with 13.
Michael Regan, the current head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Joe Biden, has announced that he will be leaving the agency on December 31, about three weeks before Biden leaves office.
In the closing weeks of his presidency, Joe Biden set ambitious CO2 emissions targets and approved billions for EVs before Donald Trump takes over.
The Biden administration is sprinting to finalize the unfinished pieces of its climate policy, from fully disbursing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to getting final regulations out the door.
Environmental investors and others predict that progress will continue across many green fronts as Trump returns to the White House, from improving the production and storage of renewable energy to cutting air and water pollution.
The outgoing administration upped U.S.climate ambitions, setting a new target to slash emissions more than 60% by 2035.
After being closed for more than 10 years, the center has been renovated and reopened for DNREC training, regional workshops and community events.
The program is set to install solar panels to power nearly a million low-income households over the next five years
The rollout will require at least 35% of 2026 model year vehicles to be zero-emission vehicles or plug-in hybrids.
In Florida, six of the nine existing incinerators are where the percentages of people of color are higher than the statewide average of 46%, according to the EPA. As Miami-Dade is experiencing, there is no perfect location to build a new one.
Residents argue the project will disproportionately impact majority-Black and -Hispanic communities in the Miami-Dade area.