Ewire: Biden names Nishida as acting EPA chief, scrapping Trump plan

The Biden administration has chosen Jane Nishida -- who has been serving as principal deputy assistant administrator in EPA’s international affairs office -- to be acting EPA chief, upending an order of succession modified by the Trump administration that would have made Charlotte Bertrand the acting agency head. The White House announced the move late Jan. 20 , as part of a broader determination of who would head numerous cabinet departments and federal agencies on a temporary basis. The announcement...