Michael Regan Coverage

EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals'
The Biden administration said Monday it is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting foams.

Federal officials discuss pipeline shutdown
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and EPA Administrator Michael Regan discuss the Colonial Pipeline shutdown during the daily White House press briefing.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: N.C.'s Regan is Biden's good pick to restore and revive EPA
Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 -- In the days since President-elect Joseph Biden announced Michael Regan's pick to lead the EPA, he has been described as both "a consensus builder" as well as a "fierce protector of the environment." He has demonstrated that those are NOT mutually exclusive and is just what will be needed to reinvigorate the EPA.

EPA nominee was 'fierce protector' of NC's environment
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday offered the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency to Michael Regan, a North Carolina regulator who has made a name pursuing cleanups of industrial toxins and helping low-income and minority communities hit hardest by pollution.

Biden picks North Carolina environmental chief to lead EPA
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday offered the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency to Michael Regan, a North Carolina regulator who has made a name pursuing cleanups of industrial toxins and helping low-income and minority communities hit hardest by pollution.

Raw interview: Top NC regulator talks GenX consent order
State Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan spoke with WRAL News Feb. 20, 2019, about a revised consent agreement between regulators and Chemours over contamination of the Cape Fear River by GenX and other related compounds.