Trump’s EPA Air Office Nominee Faces Pressure on Industry Ties

Environmental Protection Agency air chief hopeful Aaron Szabo faced pressure from lawmakers over efforts to revoke California air waivers and his own past ties to oil and gas interests.

Though he said he believes “the climate is changing,” Szabo, the nominee for assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, sometimes struggled to answer pointed questions from Democratic senators Wednesday before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Senators targeted his knowledge on air waivers, the science of climate change, and records that would shed light on his ...