Senate Democrats try again to advance EPA air nominee

Senate Democrats are making another push to advance the Biden administration’s nomination of Joe Goffman to lead EPA’s air office after failing to advance the selection in the last Congress. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), chairman of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced Feb. 22 that the panel will hold a March 1 hearing on the nomination, setting the stage for a partisan clash over Goffman’s record on climate, vehicle and energy sector rules. Goffman failed to win confirmation...