Schumer Backs Nichols to Lead EPA, Dismissing Confirmation Peril
- Nichols, a Trump nemesis, leads California’s air quality board
- She has opponents, in GOP and among some climate activists
Mary Nichols
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has urged President-elect Joe Biden to nominate Mary Nichols to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a sign of his confidence the California air pollution regulator could be confirmed by the closely divided chamber.
Schumer recently recommended Nichols to the Biden transition team, according to two people familiar with the conversations who asked not to be named discussing personnel matters.