Post-Pruitt Pragmatism on Display as EPA Chief Alters Course
- Andrew Wheeler pushed to soften plan to ease emission limits
- Acting EPA administrator gets warm reception from Senate panel
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New EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler has adopted much of his predecessor Scott Pruitt’s agenda -- but not his style.
During just three weeks leading the Environmental Protection Agency, Wheeler rescinded a Pruitt promise to back off enforcing limits on highly polluting trucks while making it clear he too wanted to ease the regulation. Wheeler also made a private, last-minute plea to soften a Trump administration proposal being unveiled Thursday that aims to halt escalating vehicle efficiency standards.