A biography for Andrew R. Wheelerhasn’t been written yet.
“Since the first Earth Day, the EPA has regulated lead out of paint, air, and gasoline. It started fuel-economy testing (and then caught those cheating on them), phased out ozone-depleting aerosols, and removed cancer-causing pesticides from the marketplace.”
“We are importing Russian natural gas which is not produced in an environmentally conscious manner. If the states that are blocking the pipelines were truly concerned about the environment, they would look to where the natural gas would be coming from.”
“Under the Clean Water Act, the federal government has jurisdiction over navigable waters - defined as the 'waters of the United States.' Federal regulators and the courts have broadened this definition over time, moving from waters a vessel can navigate to ponds and wetlands as well.”
“My criticism of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan was that it was outside the four corners of the Clean Air Act.”
“Getting the older cars off the road improves public safety as well as environment.”
“A cornerstone of President Donald Trump's agenda has been to promote domestic energy production, create jobs and improve economic growth, and he has directed federal agencies to replace or repeal burdensome and outdated regulations that stand in the way of these objectives.”
“Americans have carried the burden of our government's heavy-handed approach to environmental regulation for far too long - with rural and disadvantaged communities bearing the brunt.”
“Up to 2.5 billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water and, as a result, proper sanitation. This fact leads to anywhere from 1 to 3 million deaths every year.”
“Here at the EPA, the agency will continue to do its best to promote the health and welfare of all Americans.”
“I am an Eagle Scout. I am very proud of that. When I was in college I worked summers in a Boy Scout summer camp. I was a nature conservation director.”
“We should be bolstering American energy independence and American jobs - not making ourselves vulnerable by lining the pockets of foreign energy suppliers.”
“Our nation has abundant energy resources available, and American energy resources are extracted, refined and transported in an environmentally conscious manner.”
“I go hiking. I go camping.”
“Yes, it's important to get all plastic out of the waste stream.”
“I did do my undergraduate work in biology.”
“We have the safest drinking water in the world.”
“Through our deregulatory actions, the Trump Administration has proven that burdensome federal regulations are not necessary to drive environmental progress.”
“When we go, as a first responder, when we go into a community that's been hit with a hurricane, or some other natural disaster, the first thing we do is try to make sure the electric grid is back up and running in order to provide the drinking water for those communities.”
“I believe man has an impact on the climate. But what is not completely understood is what the impact is.”
“I'm very concerned about the - I want to leave EPA in a better position than in which I found it, when I eventually do leave the agency.”