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EPA official who led environmental rule rollbacks resigns

By Josh Siegel

Published June 26, 2019 2:25pm ET

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EPA official who led environmental rule rollbacks resigns — This booking image provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Birmingham, Ala, shows Trey Glenn. Glenn, the Trump administrationâs top environmental official for the Southeast has been arrested on multiple state ethics violations in Alabama related to an illegal scheme to help a coal company avoid paying for a costly toxic waste cleanup. Glenn was booked into a county jail in Birmingham on Thursday, Nov. 15, before being released on a $30,000 bond. | (Jefferson County Sheriff via AP)

A top Environmental Protection Agency official who had led the agency’s weakening of Obama-era climate change rules is resigning.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced Wednesday the departure of Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum, the chief of the agency’s Office of Air and Radiation. Wehrum had been facing scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups for his past ties to the industry, considering his role in drafting business-friendly regulations.

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