war on coal
Jun
20
2019
The June 2019 cartoon by Pat Bagley depicts EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler lounging in a chair with a large cigar. Smoke from the cigar forms the letters E.P.A. overhead and drifts toward a sign reading THANK YOU FOR SMOKING. The image responds to the Trump administration's moves to ease limits on carbon emissions from coal plants. Wheeler, who previously worked as a coal lobbyist, is shown in a relaxed pose as the smoke billows outward. The drawing criticizes the agency's direction on air pollution rules at that time.
