Regan Eyes Guiding Regions, States On EJ Assistance, Touts PFAS Efforts

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says he will reconsider how the agency organizes its resources to promote environmental justice (EJ) and will offer guidance to EPA regions and states to ensure consistency implementing any future changes, while also touting his plans for tackling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In a keynote speech March 16 for the Environmental Council of the States’ (ECOS) virtual spring meeting -- his first such remarks beyond his March 11 swearing-in ceremony -- Regan said he is...