"Now That Scott Pruitt Is Out, This Coal Lobbyist Will Take His Place"

"President Trump accepted Scott Pruitt’s resignation today and announced that on Monday, Andrew Wheeler will “assume duties as the acting Administrator of the EPA.”  ...

The Senate is about to confirm the man who would take over the Environmental Protection Agency should Scott Pruitt step down. Andrew Wheeler, an energy lobbyist who has worked for the Senate’s biggest climate change denier, faces a confirmation vote for deputy administrator, the number two position at the agency, as soon as Tuesday.

Environmentalists say that having Wheeler in place would reassure the fossil fuel industry that it still has an “inside man” for the nation’s top environmental post should Pruitt finally succumb to his mounting ethics scandals."

Rebecca Leber reports for Mother Jones April 9, 2018 (updated July 5).

SEE ALSO:

"How Andrew Wheeler, the New Acting E.P.A. Chief, Differs From Scott Pruitt" (New York Times)

"The Next Head of Trump’s EPA" (New Republic)

"Scott Pruitt’s Likely Successor Has Long Lobbying History On Issues Before the EPA" (Washington Post)