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Published: Friday, April 23, 2021 The Department of Energy headquarters in Washington is pictured. Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News The Department of Energy headquarters in Washington is pictured. Francis Chung/E&E News President Biden s picks yesterday for two leadership roles at the Department of Energy may put top voices on environmental justice into the driver s seat for advancing the president s climate agenda. Biden tapped Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, a professor of soil geochemistry at the University of California, Merced, and an outspoken voice on equity issues, to lead DOE s Office of Science, which manages 10 of the department s 17 national laboratories ( If confirmed, Berhe would lead an office that manages many of the department s collaborations with university researchers, making it an important hub for clean energy innovation. Her nomination may also elevate the Office of Science s extensive research on biology and Earth systems, which helps inform international clima

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