Biden picks Michael Regan to lead EPA

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President-elect Joe Biden has selected Michael Regan, secretary of the North Carolina Department ofEnvironmental Quality, as his nominee for EPA administrator, four sources tell E&E News.Regan, 44, has served at the state environmental agency since 2017 and previously worked at EPA. Ifconfirmed, Regan would be the first Black man to lead the agency.Reuters first reported that Regan has been chosen for the EPA job, followed by multiple news outlets.Neither Regan nor Biden's transition team responded to a request for comment from E&E News for this story.