Michael Regan Rebuilt the EPA, but Did It Deliver for Black Communities?

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Michael Regan Rebuilt the EPA, but Did It Deliver for Black Communities?

When the Environmental Protection Agency dropped a civil rights investigation last year and subsequently weakened the civil rights complaint process, it dealt a blow to the legacy of the first Black man to lead the agency. This decision underscored the immense challenges the agency’s former head, Michael Regan, faced during his tenure, where the weight of expectations often collided with and buckled under the harsh realities of the job that requ…