EPA Administrator Michael Regan to depart at year’s end

by Rachel Frazin - 12/23/24 4:34 PM ET

FILE - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan appears before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on Capitol Hill, Sept. 27, 2023 in Washington. The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice. Regan called the grant program unprecedented and said it “has the promise to turn disadvantaged and overburdened areas into healthy, resilient and thriving communities for current and future generations.” (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan appears before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on Capitol Hill, Sept. 27, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will leave the Biden administration at the end of this year — about a month before the presidency changes hands.

While Regan could serve until Trump’s inauguration, he notified staff on Friday he will leave a few weeks early.

“Today, I am writing to let you know that my last day as your Administrator will be Dec. 31,” he wrote in a note to EPA staff.

“I am so proud to be part of the EPA family,” he wrote, touting the agency’s regulations over the past four years aimed at mitigating climate change and pollution.

Jane Nishida, head of the agency’s Office of International and Tribal Affairs, will serve as acting administrator in Regan’s absence.

The message said Regan would “return home” to North Carolina, but gave no other information on his next steps.

President-elect Trump has already said he would nominate former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to helm the agency during the incoming administration.

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