Top House Democrats press Wheeler to prod staff cooperation with IG

Three House committee chairs are pressing EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to withdraw a legal memo playing up the ability of agency staff to resist Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigations, instructing him to ensure agency staff cooperation with such inquiries. The demand in a Dec. 12 letter is the latest development in a battle between EPA and the OIG over an investigation House science committee Democrats sought in 2017 over alleged intimidation by Trump EPA Chief of Staff Ryan Jackson...