"Activists have argued those cuts have endangered the environment.Trump tweets that Deputy Administrator Andrew Wheeler will assume the acting administrator position Monday.Trump praised Pruitt's performance in the tweets, saying he had done an "outstanding job" as EPA administrator.Andrew Wheeler, Pruitt's deputy, will take over as acting administrator Monday, Trump said in the tweets. After allegedly overspending on everything from pens to lavish trips and accepting questionable deals from lobbyists, government ethics and watchdog groups say Scott Pruitt’s resignation as Environmental Protection Agency administrator is long overdue. Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency before the United States Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on November 8th, 2017. He knows the agency very, very well.”

Many environmentalists are fearful about what that savvy perspective might mean for the future of the EPA.
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the resignation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Former coal lobbyist Andrew R. Wheeler will act as a temporary replacement.