Leaders at two environmental organizations are praising the experience of Joseph Goffman, nominee for assistant administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, an international nonprofit organization, and Raul Garcia, legislative director for Healthy Communities at Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law organization, in separate statements said that Goffman's nomination March 8 by President Joe Biden is good news for safer air and a cleaner climate.

“There are few people who know the Clean Air Act as well as Joe Goffman,” Garcia said in his statement. “He is well-qualified for this role and has a demonstrated commitment to protect communities from harmful air pollution. Under his leadership, the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation will oversee the implementation of the Clean Air Act and countless other laws that have real-life and potentially lifesaving impacts on the air quality of communities across the country.”

Goffman has been principal deputy assistant administrator in the Office of Air and Radiation since January 2021, the White House said.

“As assistant administrator of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, Joe will focus on protecting the health of American families and communities, anchor his decisions in law and science, and carry out the president’s vision for a stronger and cleaner economy,” Krupp said in his statement.

Goffman has undergraduate and law degrees from Yale University and has served as the executive director of the Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School, the White House said.