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Wheeler Knocks Media For Not Promoting EPA's Achievements [1]

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Andrew Wheeler accused the media Monday of misleading the public by not highlighting the agency’s important environmental achievements.

“The media does a disservice to the American public and sound policy making by not informing the progress we’ve made,” Wheeler said Monday at a luncheon at the National Press Club.

Directing his comments specifically to the reporters present, Wheeler a former energy lobbyist who has overseen various regulatory rollbacks at EPA, said it was the press’ responsibility to change the public perception that energy and environment issues were getting worse, not better, across the country."

Miranda Green reports for The Hill June 3, 2019. [2]

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"Donald Trump's EPA Chief Insists 'We Take Climate Change Seriously' Despite President's Climate Change Denials" (Newsweek) [3]

"EPA Head Says Water In Flint 'Safe To Drink'" (The Hill) [4]

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Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
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Source: The Hill [2], 06/04/2019
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/wheeler-knocks-media-not-promoting-epas-achievements [2] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/446710-epa-head-says-media-does-a-disservice-by-not-promoting-agencys [3] https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-climate-change-epa [4] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/446723-epa-head-water-in-flint-meets-quality-standards [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [9] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81