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Andrew R. Wheeler
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Andrew R. Wheeler

businessperson, lawyer, politician, linguist, biologist

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1963

Andrew R. Wheeler is an American attorney who served as the 15th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2019 to 2021. He served as the deputy administrator from April to July 2018, and served as the acting administrator from July 2018 to February 2019. He has been a senior advisor to Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin since March 2022. He previously worked in the law firm Faegre Baker Daniels, representing coal magnate Robert E. Murray and lobbying against the Obama administration's environmental regulations. Wheeler served as chief counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and to the chairman U.S. senator James Inhofe, prominent for his rejection of climate change. Wheeler is a critic of limits on greenhouse gas emissions and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

All Quotes by Andrew R. Wheeler

“We should be bolstering American energy independence and American jobs - not making ourselves vulnerable by lining the pockets of foreign energy suppliers.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler
“Americans have carried the burden of our government's heavy-handed approach to environmental regulation for far too long - with rural and disadvantaged communities bearing the brunt.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler
“Through our deregulatory actions, the Trump Administration has proven that burdensome federal regulations are not necessary to drive environmental progress.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler
“We're taking climate change seriously. But it's not the only environmental issue that we face as a planet.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler
“Under President Donald Trump's leadership, EPA has sought to undo and correct the Obama administration's failed regulatory decisions, proving that environmental protection and economic prosperity go hand-in-hand.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler
“I have thought for years environmental issues need to be depoliticized.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler
“The U.S. is the gold standard for clean air and clean water. We reached that point through private sector innovation and cooperation between Washington and the states to implement our nation's environmental laws.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler
“Through our regulatory reforms, the Trump administration is proving that burdensome federal regulations are not necessary to drive environmental progress. What makes our actions effective and durable is our commitment to vigorously enforce them.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler
“I would say that California has been focused on climate change to the detriment of the other environmental programs.”
— Andrew R. Wheeler