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Incoming EPA chief vows 'sense of urgency on climate'

Michael Regan has said the agency will work quickly on addressing climate change, water pollution and environmental inequities.

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Biden’s EPA pick has experience lifting a discouraged agency
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Biden’s EPA pick has experience lifting a discouraged agency

Michael Regan, President-elect Biden's choice for EPA administrator, won kudos for his work to rejuvenate a beleaguered North Carolina environmental agency.
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North Carolina environmental chief to head EPA
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North Carolina environmental chief to head EPA

The EPA announcement followed a briefing in which scientists said “forever chemicals” could make people more vulnerable to COVID-19.
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Mary Nichols, the frontrunner for Biden’s EPA pick, faces opposition from environmental justice activists

Mary Nichols, the frontrunner for Biden’s EPA pick, faces opposition from environmental justice activists

Mary Nichols, a national figure in environmental regulation with a string of achievements, seems a natural choice for EPA chief under a Biden administration. But some environmental justice activists have pushed back.

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Coal use drives sharp rise in U.S. power plant emissions amid summer heat

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Cities are quietly outpacing nations in climate progress

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California residents challenge methane policy they say pollutes under the guise of clean energy

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

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Our annual summer reading list, 2025 edition

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Major climate change reports vanish from US federal websites, raising transparency concerns