BYCandice Bernd,TruthoutPUBLISHEDNovember 19, 2020SHAREShare via FacebookShare via TwitterShare via Email

Environmental groups are ratcheting up apressure campaignagainst President-elect Joe Biden’s potential cabinet picks who have ties to the fossil fuel industry as Biden names new White House staffers this week. Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, who will serve as Biden’s director of the Office of Public Engagement, sparked immediate backlash from climate activists, including Sunrise Movement Executive Director Varshini Prakash,who calledthe pick “a betrayal.”

Richmond, a co-chair of the Biden-Harris transition team who will give up his seat to become a senior White House adviser, has been an ally of oil and gas companies and received nearly $341,000…