so it's sort of a double whammy, coal. >> when epa scott pruitt resigned in july of 2018, president trump taped this man to lead his pro coal agenda. who is andrew wheeler? >> i see andrew wheeler as being way more professional than scott pruitt. he knows the agency, and he knows how the regulatory process works. >> andrew wheeler was a lobbyist for the coal industry. >> he's bound to be affected by that. and believe their interests are in the public interest. >> you asked me to do three things, continue to clean up the air, continue to clean up the water, and continue to provide regulatory relief to keep the economy growing. the president knows we can do all three at the same time. >> washington d.c., 1991. andrew wheeler started off his career at the epa's office of pollution prevention and toxics. four years later, he moved to capitol hill.