(AGENPARL) – gio 27 giugno 2024 Issued: Jun 27, 2024 (12:36pm EDT)
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EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan Addresses EPA Staff to Mark Historic
Environmental Progress Under President Biden
Remarks highlight “Bold Promises, Real Results” in landmark speech at
Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – Today, June 27, at an event convening all EPA staff across
headquarters and its 10 regional offices, Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Michael S. Regan delivered keynote remarks to mark historic
progress achieved under President Biden’s leadership to address climate
change, advance environmental justice, and highlight unprecedented investments
in science and career staff expertise. Under the banner of “Bold Promises,
Real Results,” Administrator Regan touted progress to advance the
President’s clear vision and bold agenda set forth on Day One of his
Administration.
Administrator Regan started by recounting the weight of the moment in early
2021, and the staff’s resolve to take on big challenges as the country was
still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic:
While the circumstances should have felt overwhelming… they weren’t…
because I know who YOU are.
Team EPA is tenacious…resilient…and fearless…
The fight, the spirit, and the perseverance of our team is unparalleled…
Because together, there is absolutely nothing we can’t accomplish…
From day one, President Biden promised a bold and ambitious environmental
agenda… and EPA was at the center.
Since then, thanks to the dedicated career workforce, EPA has made remarkable
strides to protect human health and the environment in a way that ensures all
people – especially those that have been historically overburdened by
pollution and underserved by federal investments – are protected equally
under the law. To ensure these communities were at the forefront of EPA
decision-making, Administrator Regan launched the Journey to Justice in 2021:
For far too long, too many communities across our country have
disproportionately suffered from a lack of investment and adequate access to
critical public health protections.
President Biden is fighting with the sense of urgency that pollution and the
climate crisis demands…and he’s rising to the occasion to right these
longstanding wrongs. 
Buoyed by his clarity of vision and strong sense of purpose, we launched our
Journey to Justice tour in 2021.
I wanted to meet people in their communities…
I wanted to hear directly from some of our nation’s most neglected and
underserved communities…I wanted to see what they see.
And we didn’t just visit these communities to hear about their
challenges…we sought to see and feel them firsthand so that our decisions
were informed by real-life experiences.
Building on these insights, EPA established the first ever Office of
Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights in September 2022. This
national program office, with over 200 staff and billions in new funding to
invest in community solutions, elevates environmental justice to the highest
levels of the federal government, ensuring dedicated efforts to address
longstanding disparities for years to come.
This ambitious agenda to protect public health and the environment has been
complemented and accelerated by President Biden’s unprecedented investments
in America, which charged EPA with the deployment of more than $100 billion to
ensure all communities have funding to address critical infrastructure,
climate and environmental justice needs:
President Biden showed even more confidence in you by securing more than $100
billion dollars through historic legislation.
These billions of dollars in resources complement our traditional
mission…spurring us to move further and faster than ever before while
creating jobs, growing our economy and supercharging private investment in
clean technologies.
Administrator Regan also spent time highlighting the role young people have
played in this movement, from the advocates at the forefront of social change,
to the emerging leaders who have joined EPA’s ranks to the members of the
newly established National Environmental Youth Advisory Council:
History has shown us that young people have always played a central role in
demanding social and political change.
From the young leaders who peacefully protested segregated lunch counters
during the civil rights movement…
To the groups of students who fought to lower the national voting age from 21
to 18…
To the college students who organized national demonstrations that led to the
very first earth day… 
To the brave young folks demanding climate action NOW…
Every generation has its own defining challenge…
And just like President Biden said, the challenge of our time is climate
change.
I’m grateful for the young employees who’ve joined our ranks, as well as
the members of EPA’s newly launched National Environmental Youth Advisory
Council—because young people deserve a seat at the table… their leadership
is crucial to our future.
These young leaders will bridge the gap between EPA and the communities they
represent—ensuring that the environmental issues impacting communities
across the country, are heard, and addressed.
The speech concluded with a call for continued momentum and agency growth,
with over 5,000 new employees onboarded since 2021, and the role of EPA in
keeping the nation safe for generations to come:
America needs a strong EPA.
An EPA that can respond to the communities shattered by catastrophic wildfires
and hurricanes…
An EPA that partners with the advocates who have dedicated their lives to
fighting for cleaner air, safer water, and healthier communities…
An EPA that empowers the parents who are working tirelessly to protect their
children from PFAS and lead exposure…
And an EPA that invests in young leaders who are dedicating their lives to
protecting our planet. 
Let me tell you what I know…
I know our future is bright, and the state of EPA is stronger than ever. 
I know we won’t let up until all communities have clean air to breathe and
clean water to drink…
And, I couldn’t be prouder to lead this EPA… at this critical moment in
time…under this President’s leadership.
EPA remains steadfast in our mission to deliver bold and effective solutions
for environmental protection and public health. These accomplishments
demonstrate our agency’s dedication to embedding environmental justice in
all of our work and engaging the next generation in the fight against climate
change.
Additional Background on Agency Accomplishments
Climate and Air Pollution Reduction (pdf)
Environmental Justice (pdf)
Scientific Integrity (pdf)
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