Coal-Industry

EPA Finalizes Affordable Clean Energy Rule Replacing Clean Power Plan With Weaker Standards

2019-06-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On June 19, 2019, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, replacing the Obama-era Clean Power Plan with regulations designed to extend the lifetimes of heavily polluting coal-fired power plants. The ACE Rule established no meaningful limits on carbon pollution …

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Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler Becomes Acting EPA Administrator After Pruitt Resignation

2018-07-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On July 9, 2018, Donald Trump named Andrew Wheeler as Acting EPA Administrator following Scott Pruitt’s resignation amid 14 federal corruption investigations. Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist who had represented Murray Energy—one of America’s largest coal companies—embodied …

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