Acting EPA Head Wheeler Downplays Climate Crisis at Confirmation Hearing

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By Olivia RosaneJan 17, 2019, 7:40 am80 pts
Acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler downplayed the threat of climate change and defended his deregulatory record at the first Senate confirmation hearing on his nomination to officially run the agency Wednesday. It was a hearing that some…

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