Garland Would Bring Rare Environmental Chops as Attorney General

摘要

Judge Merrick Garland would bring an uncommon level of environmental law expertise to theJustice Department’s top spot if confirmed as attorney general in the incoming Bidenadministration.The former Supreme Court pick, whom President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate as attorneygeneral, has helped decide the fate of dozens of federal air, water, and energy policies in more thantwo decades as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. That benchcarries a heavy load of environmental cases.