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In February, the Trump administration appointed Kevin McOmber, a civil engineer and former Suwanee city council member, as the Southeast’s new Environmental Protection Agency leader.
Established in the 1970s under the Nixon administration, the agency is mandated to protect clean air, land and water. However, it’s now in the midst of a sharp turn, transitioning from pursuing the Biden Administration’s environmental ambitions to the Trump Administration’s priorities. These include streamlining business permitting, boosting energy production and supporting artificial intelligence.
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