Washington — If Joe Biden wins the US presidency, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief could be a clean air champion from California who has fought President Donald Trump on automobile pollution, or an environmental justice activist from Mississippi.

Biden’s campaign has heard recommendations for both California air regulator Mary Nichols and Mississippi’s Heather McTeer Toney to lead the EPA, among others, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named revealing personnel discussions...

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