EPA's new boss unlikely to change Trump environmental policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Different administrator, same policies.

Andrew Wheeler, the former coal lobbyist who takes over Monday as acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, doesn't have the high profile of Scott Pruitt, who resigned Thursday amid ethics scandals.

When it comes to substance, Wheeler has eschewed hardline political statements on environmental issues — but the public comments he has made show him in line with Trump administration policies.

A look at some Wheeler statements over time:

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Wheeler has consistently played down the role that humanity's use of coal, o...