Mary Nichols Was the Early Favorite to Run Biden’s EPA, Before She Became a ‘Casualty’
While progressives attacked her record on environmental justice, her supporters in California say such criticism is unjust and mourn the loss of her tactical skills.
February 9, 2021
Former California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols was rumored to be a top candidate for EPA Administrator in the Biden Administration. But after attacks on Nichols’ record on environmental justice, Michael Regan was nominated for the post. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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As the Biden administration wrestles with implementing a stack of executive orders on climate change, the president will be proceeding without someone environmentalists see as one of the most skilled and effective regulatory tacticians in the country: Mary Nichols.