Loose Change: Biden eyes McCarthy as climate ‘czar,’ Regan as EPA chief

President-elect Joe Biden appears close to announcing key members of his incoming administration’s environment team, including the possible selection of North Carolina environment chief Michael Regan to head EPA and the appointment of former Obama EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy as a domestic climate “czar.” The potential nomination of Regan, an African-American who has led North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) since 2017, to be EPA chief “would be a surprise choice over onetime front-runner Mary Nichols,” who is stepping...