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Andrew R. Wheeler (born December 23, 1964 [citation needed]) is an American attorney who served as the 15th administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2019 to 2021. He served as the deputy administrator from April to July 2018, [3] and served as the acting administrator from July 2018 to February 2019.
Feb 28, 2019 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite concerns by Democrats and one Republican about regulatory rollbacks he’s made in eight months as the agency’s acting chief. Senators voted 52-47 to confirm Wheeler, who was nominated by ...
Jan 6, 2022 · As E.P.A. administrator under President Trump, Andrew Wheeler succeeded in repealing several pollution and climate change regulations and worked to make it harder to impose new regulations.
Jan 20, 2021 · On February 28, 2019, the U.S. Senate confirmed Andrew Wheeler as the fifteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. President Donald J. Trump had announced his appointment as the Acting EPA Administrator on July 5, 2018. Mr. Wheeler had previously been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the EPA Deputy Administrator on April 12, 2018.
Jan 16, 2019 · Andrew Wheeler addressed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday in his confirmation hearing for EPA administrator. Stream your PBS f...
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Jul 6, 2018 · Andrew Wheeler, who worked as a deputy EPA administrator and a Senate aide, replaces Scott Pruitt, who resigned amid scandals. Wheeler is expected to continue Trump's agenda of rolling back environmental regulations and withdrawing from the Paris climate accord.
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Mar 20, 2019 · In his first network interview, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says unsafe drinking water is a bigger global threat than climate change, and defends the Trump administration's CO2 emissions reductions. He also criticizes the Green New Deal proposal as unrealistic and praises the U.S. drinking water quality.
