Why Michael Regan is a Transformational Pick to Head the EPA
Dec 22, 2020
The announcement last week of Michael Regan as President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator was historic: he will be the first Black American man to lead the EPA.
Michael Regan rounds out a heavy-hitting climate team
He will also be an integral part of the first-ever
Climate Team, made up of some heavy hitters, including Representative Deb Haaland as the first Native American Secretary of Interior, former Governor
Jennifer Granholm as the second woman Secretary of Energy, Brenda Mallory as the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy as the National Climate Advisor, and Ali Zaidi as the Deputy National Climate Advisor.
The Greek fur industry has been in decline for years
The fur industry in Greece is clearly feeling the decline in global demand for fur products.
2018 data from the Greek statistical agency shows a visible decline in Greek fur exports.
Nevertheless, thousands of mink are still locked in tiny lattice cages and gassed at the young age of six months.
The fur is not a cultural heritage
To prevent the downfall of the cruel industry, the
Association of the Greek Fur Industrysubmitted an application for recognition of fur production in the national inventory of intangible cultural heritage in 2016.
The aim of such an inclusion in the state inventory is the possibility of being able to describe the peeled animal skins as a kind of art form.