Senate prepares to vote on Wheeler nomination
Summary
The text calls for the US Senate to reject Andrew Wheeler's nomination for Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, describing him as a "long-time fossil fuel lobbyist with a record of climate denial" who would maintain the "Trump-Pruitt agenda of fossil fuel worship and corporate favoritism."
Key insights
- Andrew Wheeler, a former fossil fuel lobbyist with a history of climate denial, is being considered by the Senate for the role of Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and is viewed as a potential successor to Scott Pruitt.
- The author contends that Wheeler's appointment would perpetuate an agenda characterized by corporate favoritism and the promotion of fossil fuels.
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- APA
- Russo, T. (2018). Senate prepares to vote on Wheeler nomination. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/uncategorized/senate-prepares-vote-wheeler-nomination/
- Chicago
- Russo, Tracy. Senate prepares to vote on Wheeler nomination. Friends of the Earth, 2018. https://foe.org/uncategorized/senate-prepares-vote-wheeler-nomination/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |last1=Russo |first1=Tracy |title=Senate prepares to vote on Wheeler nomination |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=11 April 2018 |url=https://foe.org/uncategorized/senate-prepares-vote-wheeler-nomination/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{russo2018senate, author = {Russo, Tracy}, title = {{Senate prepares to vote on Wheeler nomination}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://foe.org/uncategorized/senate-prepares-vote-wheeler-nomination/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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