This decision will cement Obama's climate legacy.
His nomination is a clear signal of Republicans' desire to dismantle Obama's climate legacy.
Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle President Obama's climate legacy and policies.
His appointment as EPA administrator will likely involve tearing up the central planks of Obama's climate legacy.
But the White House was also conscious of cementing Obama's climate legacy before he leaves office in 2016.
But Mr. Trump is trying to continue apace on his agenda, which includes dismantling President Barack Obama's climate legacy.
President Obama can block the toxic tar sands Keystone XL pipeline, cut carbon emissions from power plants and take other actions to leave a strong climate legacy.
Obama's climate legacy, and the tools he used to force down emissions, are set to be torn apart by Trump once he enters the White House.
He also said that his climate legacy would survive after he leaves the White House at the end of his presidency next year.
There are signs that a war may be brewing over President-elect Donald Trump's climate legacy, and the bad guys are winning.
This stuff — climate science — is what drove many of President Obama's environmental policies, including the Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of his climate legacy.
