Headline Roundup • June 26th, 2019
EPA Air Chief Resigns During Ethics Probe
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Chief of the Office of Air and Radiation resigned on Wednesday. Bill Wehrum departed during an ethics probe conducted by House Democrats that looked into his former business dealings.
The Office is a subsidiary of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Wehrum is expected to leave his post by the end of June.
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HuffPost
Bill Wehrum, the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution chief who oversaw key rollbacks of Obama-era climate regulations, is stepping down amid an ethics probe into his ties to former industry clients.
The EPA announced the departure of its powerful assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation in an abrupt press release on Wednesday, indicating that Wehrum had long planned to leave the agency.
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) air policy chief is leaving amid ethics concerns.
The agency on Wednesday announced that Bill Wehrum, the head of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, will leave the agency by the end of June.
The announcement comes a few months after lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation into whether Wehrum and his deputy improperly aided former energy industry clients after joining the EPA.
Washington Examiner
A top Environmental Protection Agency official who had led the agency’s weakening of Obama-era climate change rules is resigning.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced Wednesday the departure of Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum, the chief of the agency’s Office of Air and Radiation. Wehrum had been facing scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups for his past ties to the industry, considering his role in drafting business-friendly regulations.
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