The Senate is sending the EPA an air chief—adding to the agency’s team its second confirmed political appointee.
In a largely party line 49–47 vote, the Senate confirmed William Wehrum to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, a post he held in an acting capacity during the Bush administration. Senate Democrats unanimously opposed Wehrum’s nomination, and they were joined by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the only Republican to vote no.
Wehrum otherwise had the support of Republicans, and he is expected to play a critical role in the EPA’s plans ...