Pictured: Scott Pruitt
On July 5, President Trump accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pruitt has been at the center of a multitude of scandals and ethics investigations for the past several months.
Andrew Wheeler, the EPA’s deputy administrator, will serve as acting administrator effective Monday, July 9.
Pictured: Andrew Wheeler
Wheeler most recently worked as a lobbyist at Faegre Baker Daniels, where he served as co-leader of the energy and natural resources industry team.
Prior to that, Wheeler was the majority staff director and chief counsel of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
He has a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and a master’s in business administration from George Mason University.
