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July 21, 2017

Report: Trump to Name Coal Industry Lobbyist as EPA 2nd-in-Command
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President Trump is set to name coal industry lobbyist Jeff Holmstead as
second-in-command at the Environmental Protection Agency, according to
the news site Axios. Since 2007, Holmstead has represented coal,
railroad and utility companies as a partner at the powerful firm
Bracewell LLP on K Street in Washington, D.C. Holmstead is also a former
staffer to Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma, a prominent climate change
denier.


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