He Lobbied for Coal. Now He’s In the Trump Administration, and Watching His Words
- EPA’s No. 2 Andrew Wheeler recused from deliberations on plan
- Wheeler seen as potential successor for embattled chief Pruitt
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Andrew Wheeler used to lobby the Trump administration to take emergency action to keep coal-fired power plants up and running.
But now that the administration is actively developing plans for shoring up the plants, Wheeler has to keep mum. As the No. 2 official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Wheeler says he is recusing himself from broad government deliberations over the issue, including at least one recent meeting of top administration officials.