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Ask VA State Senators to reject Andrew Wheeler as VA's next Secretary of Natural Resources!

As Trump EPA head, Wheeler undermined years of bipartisan progress to protect our environment.

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George L. Barker<district39@senate.virginia.gov>, John J. Bell <district13@senate.virginia.gov>, Jennifer B. Boysko <district33@senate.virginia.gov>, R. Creigh Deeds <district25@senate.virginia.gov>, Adam P. Ebbin <district30@senate.virginia.gov>, John S. Edwards <district21@senate.virginia.gov>, Barbara A. Favola <district31@senate.virginia.gov>, Ghazala F. Hashmi <district10@senate.virginia.gov>, Janet D. Howell <district32@senate.virginia.gov>, Lynwood Lewis <district06@senate.virginia.gov>, Mamie E. Locke <district02@senate.virginia.gov>, Louise Lucas <district18@senate.virginia.gov>, David W. Marsden <district37@senate.virginia.gov>, Monty Mason <district01@senate.virginia.gov>, Jennifer McClellan <district09@senate.virginia.gov>, Jeremy McPike <district29@senate.virginia.gov>, Joseph D. Morrissey <district16@senate.virginia.gov>, J. Chapman Petersen <district34@senate.virginia.gov>, Richard L. Saslaw <district35@senate.virginia.gov>, Lionell Spruill <district05@senate.virginia.gov>, Scott A. Surovell <district36@senate.virginia.gov>

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Reject Andrew Wheeler as VA's Secretary of Natural Resources

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Dear Senators,
We ask that you reject Governor-Elect Youngkin's nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Virginia's next Secretary of Natural Resources. A former coal lobbyist, Wheeler was head of the EPA under former President Trump where he undermined years of bipartisan progress to protect our environment. We can't let this happen in Virginia.

In his first year as the EPA Administrator, Wheeler:

  • Sidelined scientists and worked to restrict the use of scientific data in agency rule-making
  • Rolled back federal efforts to clean up coal ash
  • Backed unsafe levels of PFAs in our drinking water
  • Reversed Clean Water Act protections
  • Buried a report on formaldehyde's impact as a carcinogen
  • Ignored EPA scientists' calls to ban asbestos
  • Weakened a rule to cut methane - our most potent greenhouse gas
  • Blocked efforts to cut vehicle emissions and advance fuel efficiency
  • Moved to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan

    As Secretary, we can expect Wheeler to undermine the Virginia Clean Economy Act, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Clean Car Standards, and a myriad of clean air and clean water laws in the Commonwealth.

    Please vote NO!

    Sincerely,

    [Name]
    [Group]


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