{"id":1195593,"date":"2022-01-07T00:04:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T05:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1195593"},"modified":"2022-01-07T00:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T05:04:24","slug":"glenn-youngkin-taps-trumps-former-epa-chief-for-virginia-natural-resources-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-youngkin-taps-trumps-former-epa-chief-for-virginia-natural-resources-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Youngkin Taps Trump\u2019s Former EPA Chief for Virginia Natural Resources Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fglenn-youngkin-taps-trumps-former-epa-chief-for-virginia-natural-resources-secretary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1195593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Wednesday that he nominated Andrew Wheeler, former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator in the Trump administration, to be Virginia\u2019s next secretary of natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin, who will be sworn in as Virginia governor next week, announced his choice of Wheeler as well as his choice for director of environmental quality, Michael Rolband, saying in a statement that the pair share his environmental \u201cvision.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Youngkin stated:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Virginia needs a diverse energy portfolio in place to fuel our economic growth, continued preservation of our natural resources, and a comprehensive plan to tackle rising sea levels. Andrew and Michael share my vision in finding new ways to innovate and use our natural resources to provide Virginia with a stable, dependable, and growing power supply that will meet Virginia\u2019s power demands without passing the costs on to the consumer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prior to serving as EPA administrator, Wheeler worked as a coal lobbyist while former President Barack Obama was in office and then deputy EPA administrator under former President Donald Trump. While working in the White House in 2019, Wheeler&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/03\/02\/exclusive-epa-administrator-andrew-wheeler-green-new-deal-activists-dont-want-american-energy-domination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spoke<\/a>&nbsp;to Breitbart News about his opposition to Democrats\u2019 Green New Deal, the sweeping climate proposal that sought to aggressively reduce carbon emissions, saying he believed advocates of the proposal were against American \u201cenergy domination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin, a political newcomer who formerly worked in private equity for 25 years, said he plans to work with both Wheeler and Rolband to address Virginia\u2019s \u201congoing environmental, energy, and natural resources challenges, including protecting the Chesapeake Bay, fully funding our best management practices, solving longstanding stormwater management issues, and establishing a Coastal Virginia Resiliency Authority.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19394298\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP22005797791764.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19394298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP22005797791764.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin speaks to the media after a transition luncheon in front of the Governor&#039;s Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 4, 2021. Youngkin has tapped a former coal lobbyist and Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency chief to join his cabinet in a role overseeing the state\u2019s environmental policy. Youngkin&#039;s transition announced Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, that Andrew Wheeler is his pick for secretary of natural resources. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber, File)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin speaks to the media after a transition luncheon in front of the Governor\u2019s Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, on November 4, 2021. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Youngkin has gradually been&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youngkintransition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announcing<\/a>&nbsp;his cabinet nominees over the past few weeks, but Virginia Democrats were more publicly disapproving of Wheeler than they have been with the Virginia Republican\u2019s other administration choices.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax)&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EFillerCorn\/status\/1478816753102823431?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">issued<\/a>&nbsp;a statement on Wednesday suggesting that by choosing Wheeler, Youngkin is \u201cretreating in our efforts to preserve our natural resources and make our Commonwealth more sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The liberal news blog Blue Virginia called Wheeler \u201cYoungkin\u2019s Worst Cabinet Pick Yet,\u201d and state Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax) chided Youngkin,&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ssurovell\/status\/1478734326854529024?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highlighting<\/a>&nbsp;that the Virginia General Assembly must still approve Youngkin\u2019s nominees. The Assembly majorities are split, with Democrats narrowly controlling the Senate 21\u201319 and Republicans with a slight edge in the House 52\u201348.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Wednesday that he nominated Andrew Wheeler, former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator in the Trump administration, to be Virginia\u2019s next secretary of natural resources. 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