Articles tagged under: Andrew Wheeler
House Lawmakers Write EPA on Small Refinery Waivers
Published September 22, 2019
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson and other House lawmakers sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Friday, asking Wheeler to address damage caused by small refinery exemptions. In the letter,…Wheeler Discounts Ethanol Demand Destruction
Published September 20, 2019
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler spent time in front of a congressional committee Thursday. At that hearing, Wheeler said the ethanol industry has not faced demand destruction due to the small refinery waivers. Wheeler also said he did not know when…Senate Approves Wheeler
Published February 28, 2019
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The confirmation came from a vote of 52-47. Wheeler has been serving as Acting Administrator since July of 2018.Wheeler Addresses E15 at Senate Confirmation Hearing
Published January 17, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency acting administrator Andrew Wheeler has been nominated to lead the agency. During a Senate confirmation hearing, Wheeler emphasized the importance of certainty. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds asked Wheeler about the process of finalizing the E15 rule.…Trump Nominates Wheeler for EPA Post
Published January 10, 2019
Andrew Wheeler has gotten the nod to formally take over the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler has been acting administrator since Scott Pruitt resigned in July. Wheeler is a former lobbyist for the energy industry.President Trump Wants Wheeler to Lead the EPA
Published November 19, 2018
President Donald Trump said he plans to nominate Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler is currently the acting administrator of the agency. Wheeler replaced former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt after Pruitt resigned in July.Grassley Says EPA’s Wheeler ‘Trying to Find Balance’
Published August 15, 2018
Acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler met with agriculturalists in Iowa on Tuesday to discuss ethanol. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley attended the meeting and tells reporters Wheeler answered questions. "There's only one thing you can say for certain, the idea…Wheeler Focuses on ‘Providing Certainty’ in First Public Hearing
Published August 1, 2018
Providing certainty is a general theme during Wednesday’s hearing in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the first public hearing featuring EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Oklahoma Senator Inhofe asked Wheeler about small refinery hardship waivers how EPA plans…A Plan to Reallocate Waived Biofuels
Published July 15, 2018
The ethanol industry will continue to pursue a fix for the damages brought on from EPA’s issuing of small refinery waivers. Ahead of a public hearing Wednesday, Renewable Fuels Association Executive Vice-President Geoff Cooper says there is a plan to…