Abuser of Science Nominated for Top EPA Job

The Issue
President Bush has nominated William Wehrum to be Assistant Administrator for Air & Radiation at the United States Environmental Protection Agency. A former lawyer with Latham & Watkins, Wehrum currently serves as Acting Assistant Administrator for Air & Radiation.

Over the past five years, as a political appointee within the EPA, Wehrum has acted to weaken public health and environmental protections, run afoul of the Clean Air Act, distorted objective analyses in favor of political agendas, and marginalized the roles and criticisms of agency experts and outside advisors.

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will decide on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 whether or not to approve the nomination and send it to the full Senate for a vote. Please call your senator today to urge him/her to vote against Wehrum’s confirmation.