Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency
since March 11, 2021
Member ofCabinet
Inaugural holderWilliam D. Ruckelshaus
Formation1970
Websitewww.epa.gov

The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes. The administrator is nominated by the president of the United States and must be confirmed by a vote of the Senate.

On March 10, 2021, Michael S. Regan was confirmed by a vote 66 to 34 as the administrator of the EPA, the first Black man to serve in this role.[1]

  1. ^ "President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2021.