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Regan</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_S._Regan_official_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Michael_S._Regan_official_photo.jpg/220px-Michael_S._Regan_official_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Michael_S._Regan_official_photo.jpg/330px-Michael_S._Regan_official_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Michael_S._Regan_official_photo.jpg/440px-Michael_S._Regan_official_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official portrait, 2021</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">16th <a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency">Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />March 11, 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Janet_McCabe" title="Janet McCabe">Janet McCabe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_R._Wheeler" title="Andrew R. Wheeler">Andrew R. Wheeler</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">2nd Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Department_of_Environmental_Quality" title="North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality">North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 2017 – March 11, 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Roy Cooper</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Donald_van_der_Vaart" title="Donald van der Vaart">Donald van der Vaart</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Elizabeth Biser</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1976-08-06</span>) </span>August 6, 1976<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 48)</span><sup id="cite_ref-E&E_News_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E&E_News-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro, North Carolina</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Melvina</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_A%26T_State_University" title="North Carolina A&T State University">North Carolina A&T State University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Public_Administration" title="Master of Public Administration">MPA</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-left listen noprint listen-embedded listen-noimage listen-center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Regan_on_his_goals_for_the_EPA_in_the_2023.ogg" title="File:Michael Regan on his goals for the EPA in the 2023.ogg">Michael Regan's voice</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="215" style="width:215px;" data-durationhint="100" data-mwtitle="Michael_Regan_on_his_goals_for_the_EPA_in_the_2023.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Michael_Regan_on_his_goals_for_the_EPA_in_the_2023.ogg" type="audio/ogg; 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He has been serving as the 16th <a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency">administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency</a> since March 11, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the first African American man to serve in the role.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Regan has formerly served as the secretary of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Department_of_Environmental_Quality" title="North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality">North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality</a> and air quality specialist in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a> (EPA). His elevation to that role was widely praised by environmental groups because of his track record for addressing <a href="/wiki/Environmental_racism" title="Environmental racism">environmental racism</a> and supporting <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_climate_change" title="Politics of climate change">policy to address climate change.</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Regan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A native of <a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro, North Carolina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regan is the son of Mavis Regan, a nurse for nearly 30 years,<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Zeb Stuart Regan Jr.,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> veteran, retired <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Army_National_Guard" title="North Carolina Army National Guard">North Carolina Army National Guard</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and former agricultural extension agent.<sup id="cite_ref-EPA_1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPA_1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has a brother and a sister.<sup id="cite_ref-E&E_News_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E&E_News-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Growing up, he hunted and fished with his father and grandfather in the inner <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_coastal_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic coastal plain">coastal plain</a> of North Carolina. </p><p>Regan attended <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_A%26T_State_University" title="North Carolina A&T State University">North Carolina A&T State University</a>, where he received a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> degree in earth and environmental science. He then attended <a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, where he received a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Public_Administration" title="Master of Public Administration">Master of Public Administration</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Regan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regan began his career as an environmental regulator for the <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Clinton_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Clinton Administration">Clinton administration</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bush_administration_(2000)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bush administration (2000)">Bush administration</a> from 1998 to 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then joined the <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Defense_Fund" title="Environmental Defense Fund">Environmental Defense Fund</a> (EDF), where he ultimately became the associate vice president for clean energy and a Southeast regional director.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He remained at the EDF for over eight years.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="North_Carolina_Department_of_Environmental_Quality">North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Regan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, North Carolina governor <a href="/wiki/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Roy Cooper</a> selected Regan to serve as the secretary of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Department_of_Environmental_Quality" title="North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality">North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his tenure, he launched the state's Environmental Justice and Equity Board with a charter to advise the Secretary on how best to advance <a href="/wiki/Environmental_justice" title="Environmental justice">environmental justice</a> and promote community engagement, particularly across historically underserved and marginalized communities.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He also worked to develop the state's Clean Energy Plan, which aims to reduce private sector <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions" title="Greenhouse gas emissions">greenhouse gas emissions</a> by 2030 and ultimately move towards <a href="/wiki/Carbon_neutrality" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon neutrality">carbon neutrality</a> by 2050.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plan also outlines recommendations and goals of accelerating innovations in <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_energy" title="Sustainable energy">clean energy technologies</a>, while creating opportunities for rural and urban communities across North Carolina.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, Regan oversaw the state's climate change interagency council, which worked to advance Governor Cooper's pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2020, Regan secured an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Duke_Energy" title="Duke Energy">Duke Energy</a> for the largest <a href="/wiki/Coal_ash" class="mw-redirect" title="Coal ash">coal ash</a> contamination cleanup in United States history.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company committed to excavating eighty million tons of ash across seven of nine coal ash deposits. His department also ordered the chemical company <a href="/wiki/Chemours" title="Chemours">Chemours</a> to address and eliminate toxic <a href="/wiki/Per-_and_polyfluoroalkyl_substances" title="Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances">per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances</a> (PFAS), which they were dumping into the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_River" title="Cape Fear River">Cape Fear River</a> upstream of a major source of drinking water.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While generally favored by <a href="/wiki/Environmental_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental organization">environmental organizations</a>, Regan has clashed with the <a href="/wiki/Environmental_movement" title="Environmental movement">environmental movement</a>. In 2018, he approved permits for the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Pipeline" title="Atlantic Coast Pipeline">Atlantic Coast Pipeline</a>, though the project was ultimately cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency">Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Regan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Regan_EPA_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Michael_Regan_EPA_official_portrait.jpg/220px-Michael_Regan_EPA_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Michael_Regan_EPA_official_portrait.jpg/330px-Michael_Regan_EPA_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Michael_Regan_EPA_official_portrait.jpg/440px-Michael_Regan_EPA_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1826" data-file-height="2184" /></a><figcaption>Regan in 2021</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EPA_Announcement_on_new_Clean_Air_rules_(52889093167).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/EPA_Announcement_on_new_Clean_Air_rules_%2852889093167%29.jpg/220px-EPA_Announcement_on_new_Clean_Air_rules_%2852889093167%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/EPA_Announcement_on_new_Clean_Air_rules_%2852889093167%29.jpg/330px-EPA_Announcement_on_new_Clean_Air_rules_%2852889093167%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/EPA_Announcement_on_new_Clean_Air_rules_%2852889093167%29.jpg/440px-EPA_Announcement_on_new_Clean_Air_rules_%2852889093167%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5968" data-file-height="3970" /></a><figcaption>Regan announcing new Clean Air Rules in 2023</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nomination">Nomination</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Regan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 17, 2020, members of the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Joe_Biden" title="Presidential transition of Joe Biden">Biden presidential transition team</a> told the press Regan would be nominated to serve as the next <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a> administrator.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regan's nomination was endorsed by the Environmental Protection Network, an organization composed of former EPA appointees and career staff which was created to oppose the Trump administration's efforts to roll back environmental regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 9, 2021, members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works" title="United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works">United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works</a> (EPW) Committee voted 14–6 to send Regan's nomination as EPA administrator for a full Senate vote.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The full Senate confirmed his nomination 66–34 on March 10, 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-:4_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he was sworn in on March 11, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Regan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regan is the first Black man to run the agency and is responsible for helping to advance the Biden administration's commitment to <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_mitigation" title="Climate change mitigation">combating climate change</a>, promoting green energy innovations, and addressing the effects of <a href="/wiki/Environmental_racism" title="Environmental racism">environmental racism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under his leadership, the EPA and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> issued a revised rule defining the federal government's jurisdiction over waters and wetlands under the <a href="/wiki/Clean_Water_Act" title="Clean Water Act">Clean Water Act</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_future">Political future</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Regan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Political future"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2023, speculation surrounding a potential candidacy by Regan for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">Governor of North Carolina</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2024_North_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election">2024 election</a> arose.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Valerie_Foushee" title="Valerie Foushee">Valerie Foushee</a>, U.S. Representative from <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 4th congressional district">North Carolina's 4th congressional district</a>, stated that she has heard "murmurings, nothing concrete" about a potential bid.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_S._Regan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regan lives in <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a>, with his wife, Melvina, and son, Matthew. 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