"SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped a veteran regulator Wednesday as the next chair of the powerful Air Resources Board, which implements the state’s ambitious climate change goals.

Liane Randolph, 55, will begin the job in January. She takes over for Mary Nichols, who is termed out after leading the board since 2007 and under consideration to lead the Environmental Protection Agency under President-elect Joe Biden.

Leading the California Air Resources Board is an influential job, if one not known to many members of the public.

Under Nichols’ leadership, the board has helped set national standards on tailpipe emissions, which dictate gas mileage, and battled with Washington as the Trump administration tried to roll back those rules."

Kathleen Ronayne reports for the Associated Press December 9, 2020. [2]