Senate confirms Biden nominee to lead EPA's climate and clean air office
Source: The Hill
01/31/24 6:21 PM ET
Three years into the Biden administration, it finally has a Senate-confirmed official leading the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) work on clean air and climate change.
In an 50-49 vote, the Senate confirmed Joseph Goffman to be the EPAs assistant administrator, leading its Office of Air and Radiation.
Goffman has led the office since January 2021 and was formally nominated in March 2022 but hasnt been confirmed until now. The office he runs writes high-profile climate and clean air rules, including rules that seek to limit carbon emissions from power plants and cars, in addition to a highly anticipated rule that could soon tighten the nations soot pollution limits.
Goffmans path to confirmation became more precarious in the narrowly divided Senate last year after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he would vote against President Bidens EPA nominees over energy policy disagreements, including the power plant rules that were being developed by Goffmans office.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4440683-senate-confirm-joseph-goffman-biden-nominee-epa-climate-clean-air-office/