(CNN) President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Michael Regan of North Carolina to run the Environmental Protection Agency, two people familiar with the matter tell CNN. Regan, who runs the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, is set to be introduced on Saturday with other members of Biden's climate team. If confirmed by the US Senate, Regan would be the second African American to lead the EPA. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, named Regan as the secretary of the state's Department of Environmental Quality in January 2017. This story has been updated with additional information about Regan and Biden's climate plan.

Source: CNN December 17, 2020 18:21 UTC