Top Democrat Says Wheeler 'Intended To Obfuscate' On State Permit Review

Update Appended Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), chair of the appropriations panel that oversees EPA’s budget, says Administrator Andrew Wheeler “intended to obfuscate” in recent testimony to avoid releasing adverse agency comments on a draft Minnesota mine permit, comments that critics say political appointees suppressed as they work to ease state oversight. In an April 9 letter obtained by Inside EPA , McCollum faults Wheeler's response to her questions during an April 2 budget hearing when she sought...