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EPA chief pledges more cleanups, less focus on climate

by AP Environmental Writer
| September 3, 2020 9:03 PM

Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on Thursday defended the Trump administration's record on protecting the nation's air and water and said a second term would bring a greater focus on pollution cleanups in disadvantaged communities and less emphasis on climate change.

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