EPA’s Goffman Faces Narrow Confirmation Path, Amid Climate Battles

Joe Goffman, who has been the de facto EPA air chief since the beginning of the Biden administration, faces a narrow path to Senate confirmation for his bid to serve in the role officially, observers say, given partisan warfare over the agency’s ongoing and planned efforts to address climate change. Despite this uncertainty, some observers say the nomination is a battle the Biden administration does not necessarily have to win, noting Goffman can continue doing key work at the...