Ewire: Regan sees infrastructure investment as climate change strategy

April 9, 2021
EPA Administrator Michael Regan says President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan will reap multiple benefits, pointing to links between investing in water infrastructure and addressing the impacts of climate change as well as encouraging technological and economic growth in markets to reduce and capture carbon emissions. Regan, in an April 8 interview with NPR’s Morning Edition , said the nation's water infrastructure has been neglected for decades and is “increasingly becoming more vulnerable.” The infrastructure needs to be “stronger...


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