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ICYMI: With the Media and With Public Health, Wheeler Continues Pruitt's Disgraceful Legacy

A recent Washington Post opinion piece connects dots between disgraced former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Andrew Wheeler’s intimidation tactics with the media. Last Friday, after Acting EPA…

Sierra Club’s Response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, following the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union speech. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director…

Sierra Club: Senate Must Reject Dangerous Wheeler Nomination

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the nomination of Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to be EPA…

Andrew Wheeler Refuses to Address Toxic Chemical Harming 98% of Americans

Tomorrow, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will vote on advancing acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s nomination. On top of being cozy with polluters and rolling back our…

Tomorrow: Wheeler Has Provided Ample Reasons for Senators to Block His Nomination

Tomorrow, the Senate Energy and Public Works Committee will vote on advancing Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s nomination to the full Senate. But putting a coal lobbyist like Andrew Wheeler…

ICYMI: Wheeler FOIA Finds Friendliness With Industry

A recent Sierra Club FOIA request of Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s emails and calendars show’s he is all too friendly with the industries he is supposed to be regulating. Here is a…

North Carolina Communities Outraged with EPA Inaction on Chemical Pollution, Shame Wheeler’s Inadequate Response

This week, Politico reported that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler will not consider federal limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals that are…

ICYMI: With Wheeler at EPA, Murray Energy Doesn’t Need Lobbyists

Today, the Huffington Post reported that Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s old lobbying firm, Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting, was fired by Murray Energy shortly after Trump announced his…

ICYMI: Shutdown Recovery Could Take Centuries

The Trump shutdown may be (temporarily) over, but the damage done to our communities, our national parks, and our environment will be felt for centuries. According to the Congressional Budget Office…

ICYMI: Andrew Wheeler’s Recipe for the EPA

Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency released their 2018 year in review report. While this year’s report featured far fewer pictures of disgraced EPA administrator Scott Pruitt (0) than the…