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Article: William Wehrum and the EPA: More foe than friend of clean air.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- April 19, 2006
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The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday, April 18:
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The nation's top clean air cop should be an enforcer, not an industry apologist. He should write tough rules, not craft loopholes to end-run one of the nation's most successful public-health protections.
The Senate should reject President Bush's nomination of former industry attorney William Wehrum to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's air programs. As chief counselor and interim assistant administrator since 2001, he's done enough damage already.
Wehrum has suppressed scientific analysis, diluted public-health standards and ...