Biden Announces Climate-Related Political Leadership At DOI, USDA

The Biden administration has announced key members of its political leadership teams at the Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA) departments, two land management agencies that are expected to play key roles in advancing policies to support the administration’s ambitious climate change agenda. In a Jan. 20 press release from DOI, the new administration announced over 21 political appointees for key leadership roles that do not require Senate confirmation. They would work under Interior Secretary-designate Deb Haaland and other sub-Cabinet level...