Reports: Biden To Nominate Michael Regan For Head Of EPA

The transcript discusses President Biden's selection of Michael Regan as the nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Regan, who has led North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality since 2017, would be the first black man to head the EPA if confirmed by the Senate. The Biden administration aims to pursue an ambitious environmental agenda, including rejoining the Paris climate accord and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

Who has been nominated by Biden to lead the EPA?

• Michael Regan

• John Kerry

• Gina McCarthy

• Andrew Wheeler

What role did Michael Regan hold before being nominated for the EPA?

• CEO of a renewable energy company

• Senator from North Carolina

• Head of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality

• Director of the Sierra Club

If confirmed, what milestone would Michael Regan achieve?

• First black man to lead the EPA

• First Hispanic person to lead the EPA

• First woman to lead the EPA

• Youngest person to lead the EPA

What international agreement does the Biden administration plan to rejoin?

• Paris Climate Accord

• Copenhagen Accord

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

By what year does the Biden administration aim for the US to become carbon neutral?

• 2040

• 2050

• 2060

• 2030