Wheeler’s Open EPA Door Contrasts With Pruitt’s Secrecy (Corrected)

Andrew Wheeler’s first week at the helm of the EPA was jam packed with industry meetings, staff briefings, and calls with members of Congress.

Making those activities public knowledge is a sharp break with his predecessor Scott Pruitt and indicative of a shift in agency transparency.

Wheeler, the Environmental Protection Agency acting administrator since Pruitt’s July 6 departure, has updated his public calendar daily since taking over. Pruitt’s calendar, by contrast, hasn’t been updated beyond June 22. That simple change is emblematic of how Wheeler will increase transparency, according to the lawmakers, environmental consultants, and business representatives who ...