Biden's choice to lead EPA carries 'impressive' record in North Carolina

With news that President-elect Joe Biden plans to name a top North Carolina official to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, it could be a big loss for the state, according to multiple environmental groups. Michael Regan, who has led the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality since 2017, would be the first African American man to lead the EPA, and he’d inherit the agency at a tumultuous time. Under President Donald Trump, the EPA has faced outside criticism for its decision to roll back…