This Coal Lobbyist Could Head the EPA, and He May Be Worse Than Pruitt

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By Environmental Defense FundApr 11, 2018, 11:49 am91 pts
By Keith Gaby Given the tenuous hold Scott Pruitt has on his job leading the U.S Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ), attention has now turned to the pending nomination of coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to become the embattled agency's deputy administrator. In the event Pruitt were forced from office by the…

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