But one resident with a contaminated well isn t optimistic.
Biden, who will be inaugurated Jan. 20, has indicated that he will take a science-based approach to climate change and other environmental issues. He said on his website that he plans to designate the group of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as a hazardous substance.
The designation will allow the federal government to set enforcement limits for the PFAS chemicals in the Safe Drinking Water Act, which will speed up toxicity studies and research on the compounds, Biden said on the website. Biden also plans to use government procurement to entice companies to use compounds that don t contain PFAS, according to Biden s website.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Originally published on December 17, 2020 5:31 pm
President-elect Joe Biden will name Michael Regan, North Carolina s environment secretary and a former EPA official, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a source familiar with the decision who spoke about private conversations on the basis of anonymity.
If confirmed by the Senate, Regan would be the first African American man to run the EPA. He stands to inherit an agency that has been ground zero as the Trump administration rolled back climate and pollution regulations.
Biden has promised to make climate change a top priority, which would make the head of the EPA a major player in the new administration. The agency regulates pollution released by cars and trucks, industrial facilities, oil and gas wells, and power plants, and keeps track of U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
But one resident with a contaminated well isn’t optimistic.
Biden, who will be inaugurated Jan. 20, has indicated that he will take a science-based approach to climate change and other environmental issues. He said on his website that he plans to designate the group of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a hazardous substance.
The designation will allow the federal government to set enforcement limits for the chemicals in the Safe Drinking Water Act, which will speed up toxicity studies and research on the compounds, the website said. Biden also plans to use government procurement to entice companies to use compounds that don’t contain PFAS, it said.
Michael Regan currently leads the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and previously worked on air quality policy at the Environmental Protection Agency. Credit: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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President-elect Joe Biden will name Michael Regan, North Carolina s environment secretary and a former EPA official, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a source familiar with the decision who spoke about private conversations on the basis of anonymity.
If confirmed by the Senate, Regan would be the first African American man to run the EPA. He stands to inherit an agency that has been ground zero as the Trump administration rolled back climate and pollution regulations.
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Michael Regan currently leads the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and previously worked on air quality policy at the Environmental Protection Agency. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
President-elect Joe Biden will name Michael Regan, North Carolina s environment secretary and a former EPA official, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a source familiar with the decision who spoke about private conversations on the basis of anonymity.
If confirmed by the Senate, Regan would be the first African American man to run the EPA. He stands to inherit an agency that has been ground zero as the Trump administration rolled back climate and pollution regulations.