William Wehrum

William L. Wehrum
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Air and Radiation
Assumed office
November 20, 2017
President Donald Trump
Personal details
Education Purdue University
Widener University School of Law

William L. Wehrum is an American attorney, lobbyist and government official who currently serves as Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Air and Radiation. Prior to assuming his current role, he was a partner and the head of the administrative law group at Hunton & Williams where lobbied on behalf on major industrial companies and advocated for looser environmental regulations.[1][2]

Career

Wehrum served two years as the EPA's Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation during the administration of George W. Bush.[3] He was nominated by President Bush in 2006 to become Assistant Administrator of the EPA for Air and Radiation, but his nomination was blocked by Senate Democrats.[4]

According to The New York Times, "Wehrum worked for the better part of a decade to weaken air pollution rules by fighting the Environmental Protection Agency in court on behalf of chemical manufacturers, refineries, oil drillers and coal-burning power plants."[1] Wehrum's clients have included Koch Industries, the American Petroleum Institute, the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, the Brick Industry Association and the Utility Air Regulatory Group.[1] While in the Trump administration, Vehrum pushed for rollbacks of environmental regulations at the EPA, while he according to the New York Times "at times continued to interact with former clients, despite an ethics rule that prohibits former industry lawyers and lobbyists from meeting with former clients in private settings to discuss government-related matters for two years."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "As Trump Dismantles Clean Air Rules, an Industry Lawyer Delivers for Ex-Clients". Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Top EPA Presidential Nominees Approved By Senate EPW Committee". The White House. October 25, 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". The White House. September 8, 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Cama, Timothy (September 10, 2017). "Trump riles Dems with pick for powerful EPA job". The Hill. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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