Biden Taps Environmental Law Expert Brenda Mallory to Head White House Council on Environmental Quality
by Brady Dennis (Washington Post) President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Brenda Mallory, a longtime expert in environmental law and regulation, to head the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality, according to several people familiar with the decision who spoke anonymously because the appointment has not been publicly announced.
Biden has tapped Gina McCarthy, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama and now leads a major advocacy group, to coordinate the new administration’s domestic climate agenda. He has named former secretary of state John F. Kerry as McCarthy’s counterpart, focusing on international climate policy. And he plans to nominate former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm, a strong proponent for zero-emissions vehicles, as energy secretary.
“She is committed to advancing environmental justice, which is why the president sees her as uniquely qualified to run CEQ,” said one of those people.
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Mallory served as general counsel for the CEQ under Obama ….
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Before taking that White House role, Mallory spent years as a top legal official at the Environmental Protection Agency. READ MORE