Morning Brief: Senate poised to confirm key climate nominees

March 10, 2021
The Senate is moving to confirm additional cabinet officials tasked with implementing President Joe Biden’s sweeping climate change agenda, starting with a vote slated for later today to confirm Michael Regan as the next EPA administrator. The Senate has already confirmed other key cabinet officials who will play roles in implementing Biden’s whole-of-government climate agenda, including Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. But the Senate is now moving toward...


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