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President-elect Joe Biden has picked former Obama officials and some policy experts from outside of Washington to enact his climate and energy agenda.
Biden's environmental picks include ex-Obama EPA boss Gina McCarthy, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, and Rep. Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress.