Wheeler: 'It wasn't easy hanging in there'

摘要

Newly released emails shed light on Andrew Wheeler's confirmation process as deputy EPA administrator, while foreshadowing the battle ahead in hisnomination for the agency's top job.The emails, released yesterday to the Sierra Club following Freedom of Information Act litigation, show Wheeler's - currently EPA's acting chief - interactionswith an assortment of political appointees at the agency as he readied for Senate confirmation as the agency's second in command. The records also offerinsights into how EPA operates today, showing how aides have dealt with questions over ethics and industry interests regulated by the agency.