Stephanie Gross for Southern Environmental Law Center
Originally published on December 17, 2020 12:51 pm
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate
environmental lawyer and Obama administration veteran Brenda Mallory to run the Council on Environmental Quality, according to a source with knowledge of the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect private conversations.
The White House office oversees environmental reviews for virtually all major infrastructure projects, including pipelines and highways.
Biden has promised to make climate change a top priority, and Mallory s appointment fleshes out a climate team with expertise in regulation, finance, diplomacy and environmental law. Mallory would work with John Kerry, the National Security Council s first special presidential envoy on climate; and Gina McCarthy, who would coordinate the domestic climate group within the White House. Biden s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, also has experience crafting climat
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President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Brenda Mallory to lead his Environmental Quality Council. Stephanie Gross for Southern Environmental Law Center
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate
environmental lawyer and Obama administration veteran Brenda Mallory to run the Council on Environmental Quality, according to a source with knowledge of the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect private conversations.
The White House office oversees environmental reviews for virtually all major infrastructure projects, including pipelines and highways.
Biden has promised to make climate change a top priority, and Mallory s appointment fleshes out a climate team with expertise in regulation, finance, diplomacy and environmental law. Mallory would work with John Kerry, the National Security C
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