"New documents show the extent to which industry gave a lobbying boost to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's nomination to lead the agency.
Nearly a dozen interests, ranging from manufacturers to household cleaners as well as environmental groups, reported lobbying this past quarter on Wheeler's Senate confirmation, according to an E&E News review of disclosure reports.
Documents show the push included six business associations, such as Associated Builders and Contractors, the National Association of Realtors and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who have battled with the agency in the past.
ABC sent a letter to senators encouraging them to support Wheeler, himself a former lobbyist for energy and environmental interests. The group pointed to the administrator's work on EPA permitting and the proposal to redo the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule."
Timothy Cama and Kevin Bogardus report for E&E Daily May 1, 2019.
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