Michael S. Regan

Michael S. Regan
Official portrait, 2021
16th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Assumed office
March 11, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyJanet McCabe
Preceded byAndrew R. Wheeler
2nd Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
In office
January 3, 2017 – March 11, 2021
GovernorRoy Cooper
Preceded byDonald van der Vaart
Succeeded byElizabeth Biser
Personal details
Born (1976-08-06) August 6, 1976 (age 48)[1]
Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[2]
SpouseMelvina
Children1
EducationNorth Carolina A&T State University (BS)
George Washington University (MPA)

Michael Stanley Regan[3] (born August 6, 1976) is an American environmental regulator. He has been serving as the 16th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency since March 11, 2021.[4] He is the first African American man to serve in the role.[4]

Regan has formerly served as the secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality and air quality specialist in the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). His elevation to that role was widely praised by environmental groups because of his track record for addressing environmental racism and supporting policy to address climate change.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Cama, Timothy; Bogardus, Kevin; Cusick, Daniel (February 2, 2021). "Young Michael Regan: 'Determined to do something important'". E&E News. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Biden picks top North Carolina environmental official to run EPA". Washington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "PN78-16 – Michael Stanley Regan – Environmental Protection Agency". U.S. Congress. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Liz Stark (March 10, 2021). "Senate confirms Michael Regan as head of Environmental Protection Agency". CNN. Retrieved March 11, 2021.