Trump praises Wheeler’s deregulatory efforts

August 13, 2019
President Donald Trump is praising EPA Administrator Andrew Wheelert’s deregulatory efforts at the agency, telling an audience during an Aug. 13 tour of a new Pennsylvania chemical plant’s construction site that he has done “an incredible job” rolling back rules and speeding natural gas infrastructure. “We have a man that knows how to break it up but he is also a great lover of the environment,” Trump said. “EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. He has done an incredible job.” His remarks...


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