The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a 52-47 mostly party-line vote.
Every Democrat voted against Wheeler, while Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) was the only Republican to vote against him.
Collins in a statement Wednesday said she would not vote for Wheeler, a former energy lobbyist, because of his track record backing policies that weaken rules protecting air pollution and lowering car emissions.
View the complete February 28 article by Miranda Green on The Hill website here.