Andrew Wheeler, former head of the EPA under President Donald Trump, has joined Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s transition team.
Wheeler will serve on a six-person team advising Youngkin (R) on natural and historic resources in a state with heavy coal exports. Its chair is state Sen. Richard Stuart (R).
Wheeler ascended to the top leadership post at the Environmental Protection Agency in 2019 and served until the end of Trump’s presidency. He currently serves as a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation. The Youngkin campaign announced his new role on Wednesday.
In May, Wheeler told Bloomberg Law he wanted to ...
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