Andrew Wheeler, Former EPA Boss, Charts a New Course

Andrew Wheeler, who headed the EPA during the Trump administration, says he’s going to focus on issues such as the global recycling waste stream and the unintended consequences of environmental regulations in his new role as a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

In one of the first interviews he has given since leaving the Environmental Protection Agency, Wheeler told Bloomberg Law he’s also going to work on helping companies embed sustainability into their missions to avoid “just checking a box.”

Other parts of his post-agency life will focus on nudging companies and governments to look at environmental issues holistically, ...