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Sheldon Whitehouse
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Resigning doesn’t get Wehrum off the hook for ethics violations at @EPA. His efforts to weaken climate rules to favor his polluter former clients will do lasting damage.
As EPA’s head of air policy, Wehrum failed to disclose some former law firm clients, but kept meeting with them! Not allowed.
Case in point: Wehrum used to work for Alliance of Auto Manufacturers; failed to disclose this; at EPA met with them 6 times; then Trump administration froze mileage standards for cars/light trucks. Hmmm.
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It’s time to stand up to the #ChamberOfCarbon
Today is the @USChamber's “Energy Innovates Summit” – a chance for the fossil fuel industry to get together, self-congratulate, & plot ways to delay the inevitable switch to a clean energy economy. Heartwarming. And earthwarming. #ChamberOfCarbon cvent.com/c/express/e33e…
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