A Wayne County native will reportedly join the incoming Biden Administration.

President-elect Joe Biden has announced the selection of Michael Regan to head up the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Regan is a Goldsboro native.

He attended Goldsboro High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina A&T State University.

Regan is currently Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, a position he has held since 2017.

During his tenure, he oversaw the historic settlement with Duke Energy for a full cleanup of all the utility’s coal ash impoundments.