The U.S. Senate is poised on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump's c...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate is poised on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump’s candidate, a former coal lobbyist, to lead the nation’s top environmental regulator, a nomination that has infuriated conservation groups and Democrats.
Wheeler’s nomination has cheered business interests eager to see reduced regulation, but upset Democrats and conservation groups worried that environmental rollbacks under the Trump administration are going too far. Wheeler also faced a brief pushback from five Republican senators from oil states over what they perceive as his support of policies favorable to the ethanol industry. The corn and oil industries have conflicting interests.
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