Sierra Club: Youngkin's Nomination for Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Will Have Dire Consequences for Virginia's Environment
January 06, 2022
January 06, 2022
RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 6 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2022:
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Governor-elect Youngkin announced today his nomination of Andrew Wheeler, former coal lobbyist and head of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration. As head of EPA, Wheeler oversaw unprecedented federal rollbacks of environmental protections related to air and water quality.
In response to the Wheeler nomination, Kate West, . . .
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Governor-elect Youngkin announced today his nomination of Andrew Wheeler, former coal lobbyist and head of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration. As head of EPA, Wheeler oversaw unprecedented federal rollbacks of environmental protections related to air and water quality.
In response to the Wheeler nomination, Kate West, . . .