Pruitt Left EPA, But His Replacement Might Be Even Worse. Here Are 6 Terrifying Things To Know About Andrew Wheeler:

Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that EPA head Scott Pruitt had resigned from his post, leaving the position open for Andrew Wheeler to take over.

Trump tweeted:

I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within the Agency Scott has done an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him for this. The Senate confirmed Deputy at EPA, Andrew Wheeler, will…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2018

…on Monday assume duties as the acting Administrator of the EPA. I have no doubt that Andy will continue on with our great and lasting EPA agenda. We have made tremendous progress and the future of the EPA is very bright!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2018

But who is Andrew Wheeler, and is he going to be working to help the environment?

RawStory shared six terrifying facts about Wheeler that suggest he’ll do the exact opposite:

1. His last gig was as a coal industry lobbyist. Wheeler worked for Murray Energy Corporation—the largest coal mining company in America. Wheeler must have been good at his job promoting big coal interests, netting close to $3 million for the gig.