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Michael S. Regan

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Michael S. Regan
16thAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Assumed office
March 11, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyJanet McCabe
Preceded byAndrew R. Wheeler
2nd Secretary of theNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
In office
January 3, 2017 – March 11, 2021
GovernorRoy Cooper
Preceded byDonald van der Vaart
Succeeded byDionne Delli-Gatti
Personal details
Born(1976-08-06)August 6, 1976(age 48)[1]
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Spouse(s)Melvina
Children1
EducationNorth Carolina A&T State University(BS)
George Washington University(MPA)

Michael Stanley Regan[2](born August 6, 1976) is an American environmentalist and politician. Regan is the 16thAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agencysince 2021. He was the secretary ofNorth Carolina's Department of Environmental Qualityfrom 2017 until 2021.

He was an air quality specialist in theUnited States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA).

On December 17, 2020, it was reported that then President-electJoe Bidennominated Regan to serve asAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[3]He was confirmed by theUnited States Senateon March 11, 2021.[4]

References

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  1. Carma, Timothy; Bogardus, Kevin; Cusick, Daniel (February 2, 2021)."Young Michael Regan: 'Determined to do something important'".E&E News.RetrievedFebruary 9,2021.
  2. "PN78-16 — Michael Stanley Regan — Environmental Protection Agency".U.S. Congress.Retrieved2021-01-21.
  3. Friedman, Lisa (2020-12-17)."Biden to Pick Michael Regan, North Carolina Environment Regulator, to Head E.P.A."The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2020-12-17.
  4. Guillén, Alex."Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA".POLITICO.Retrieved2021-03-10.