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EPA nominee Wheeler emphasizes deregulation efforts in confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON - Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, told a Senate panel Wednesday that he was committed to reaching a deal with California officials to resolve the dispute over relaxing fuel economy standards.

He also defended his resistance to making climate change a top priority and echoed Trump's claim that the California wildfires were mostly a

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