Aaron Szabo

At a glance

Aaron Szabo's environmental-policy career spans nuclear regulation, White House regulatory review, the Council on Environmental Quality and private legal practice. EPA's 2025 announcement described that experience when introducing him to lead its Office of Air and Radiation.

Summary sources: [1] [2]

Career and documented accomplishments

• Worked at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on nuclear-power issues and at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on climate and air regulations. [1]
• Served as senior counsel at the Council on Environmental Quality, with work involving the National Environmental Policy Act and federal sustainability. [1]
• Joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath in 2023 as a government and regulatory affairs attorney focusing on environmental and energy matters. [1]

Role and nomination context

• EPA's Office of Air and Radiation addresses air emissions, air-quality monitoring, permitting, radiation and ozone protection. The Senate confirmed his assistant-administrator nomination on July 23, 2025, by 49 to 47. [1] [2]

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed Oct 14, 2026. These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

1. Senate Confirms Aaron Szabo for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, July 24, 2025

   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.

2. PN25-53: Aaron Szabo

   Library of Congress. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.