"President-elect Joe Biden announced a racially diverse slate of environmental advisers on Saturday, to help his administration confront what he called “the existential threat of our time, climate change”.
Biden touted his selection of Deb Haaland as the first Native American secretary of the interior, which has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations.
North Carolina official Michael Regan is slated to be the first African American man to run the Environmental Protection Agency. A state environmental head since 2017, he has made his name pursuing clean-ups of industrial toxins and helping low-income and minority communities significantly affected by pollution.
“Already there are more people of color in our cabinet than any cabinet ever,” Biden said. Six members of his proposed cabinet are African American."
Lois Beckett reports for the Guardian with wires December 19, 2020.
SEE ALSO:
"Biden Introduces His Climate Team" (New York Times)
"Biden Unveils Diverse Team Tasked With Ambitious Climate Agenda" (Reuters)
"Biden Rolls Out Diverse Climate And Energy Team To Enact 'Ambitious' Plan" (The Hill)
"Biden Announces Climate Team" (NPR)
"Biden Introduces His Climate Team, Says ‘No Time To Waste’" (AP)
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