On January 5 California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols issued the following statement regarding her reappointment by Governor Brown: "I am delighted to join the Brown administration and be reappointed as Chairman of the California Air Resources Board. I look forward to continuing the work of ARB to clean California's air, protect the public's health, and help drive the development of clean and more efficient energy sources and technologies to power our state's economy and generate new, green jobs."