EPA's air pollution chief to step down amid ethics probe

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EPA's air pollution chief to step down amid ethics probe
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The former utility lobbyist who has led many of President Trump’s major deregulatory efforts is stepping down from the EPA. The move that comes after we reported on his connections to the industry.

industry said Wednesday that Wehrum has "accomplished a majority of his goals" but simply had enough of the flak.

Since arriving at EPA in November 2017, Wehrum has proven to be a prolific, nimble deregulator. He oversaw the agency's major rollbacks of environmental and climate rules, including last week's rollout of a blockbuster regulation on coal power plants’ carbon dioxide emissions that is significantly more restrained than what the Obama administration had enacted.

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