Wake Up Call: Coal Lobbyist Headed for EPA’s No. 2 Spot

• Faegre Baker Daniels principal Andrew Wheeler, who co-leads the firm’s energy practice group, is in line for the No. 2 job at the Environmental Protection Agency after a Senate committee narrowly approved his nomination yesterday. A top lobbyist for the coal industry and a former Senate staffer, Wheeler hosted fundraisers for top Republicans on that Senate committee, according to reports. ( Bloomberg ) ( The Intercept ) ( faegrebd.com )

• Philadelphia-based Drinker Biddle has an equal number of men and women on its senior leadership body, after electing seven new partners to its managing partners committee. ( BLB )

• A ...