Environmentalists seek EJ expert to lead EPA Region 6

Regional environmental groups are urging the Biden administration to select one of three environmental justice experts they have identified to lead the agency’s Region 6 office, arguing the office needs a “strong regional administrator” to “stand up” to the petrochemical industry centered in the southwestern region. In a June 14 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, more than 30 environmental and environmental justice groups urge officials to appoint one of three potential candidates to become the next Region 6 administrator,...