"WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden’s transition teams for the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department will be run by several agency alumni who served under President Barack Obama and helped craft regulations like the Clean Power Plan and tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles.

The head of the EPA team is Patrice Simms, an environmental attorney at Earthjustice - which has filed over 100 lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration. He worked as deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s environment division.

Other Obama EPA lawyers have also been named, including Joe Goffman, general counsel at the agency under Obama EPA chief Gina McCarthy, and Cynthia Giles, who was assistant administrator in the EPA’s enforcement office."

Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson report for Reuters November 10, 2020. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Biden Announces Agency Review Teams" (E&E News) [3]

"Biden Expected To Tap Progressive Favorite As Chief Of Staff" (E&E News) [4]

"Biden Announces Energy, Environment Transition Team Members" (S&P Global) [5]

"Interior Shortlist Puts Focus On New Mexico Lawmakers, Tribal Issues" (The Hill) [6]

"Energy Lobbyists Prepare For Biden, Despite Trump's Refusal To Concede" (Washington Post) [7]

"Deb Haaland: ‘Of Course’ I’d Be Interested In Being Biden’s Interior Secretary" (HuffPost) [8]

"Meet The Experts Handling Biden’s Transition To The White House" (Grist) [9]