“Science is back at EPA,” he said. After being sworn in, Regan wrote a memo to EPA career staffers calling their work the “heart” of any economic recovery under Biden. ADADOn Monday, Regan said he wouldn’t rule out the return of experts who fled the EPA as part of a hiring push under Biden. But he made clear that the agency already is beginning to revisit some of the Trump administration’s most consequential regulatory rollbacks. Former EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler temporarily waived some enforcement last spring, citing practical constraints during shutdowns.

Source: Washington Post March 15, 2021 20:05 UTC