Airports Council Congratulates Michael Regan on His Confirmation to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency

March 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC — Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) President and CEO Kevin M. Burke today congratulated Michael Regan on his confirmation as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

“On behalf of all U.S. airports, I want to congratulate Michael Regan on his confirmation as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Climate change represents a critical challenge, and airports have taken aggressive steps to embrace sustainability and reduce their carbon footprint. Administrator Regan’s two decades of experience in environmental regulation and advocacy make him well-suited to lead this important agency. As a major driver of local economies, airports look forward to their continued collaboration with the EPA to adopt even more innovative solutions to the environmental challenges our country faces. We are eager to work closely with Administrator Regan and the entire EPA team as part of our commitment to environmental responsibility.”

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Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) represents local, regional, and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada. ACI-NA member airports enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America. Approximately 380 aviation-related businesses are also members of ACI-NA, providing goods and services to airports. Collectively, U.S. airports support more than 11.5 million jobs and account for $1.4 trillion in economic activity – or more than seven percent of the total U.S. GDP. Canadian airports support 405,000 jobs and contribute C$35 billion to Canada’s GDP. Learn more at www.airportscouncil.org.