EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt recently took part in the Conservative Political Action Conference this past week that included various Republicans, and it was here that he reported some major cuts would be made in his department concerning environmental regulations. Of course, the Barack Obama-era regulations on the environment are not quite agreed on by Republicans, especially the Trump administration. However, a bulk of the American people disagrees with Trump on his stance regarding the environment.
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EPA Chief Promises Aggressive Rollback of Obama Regulations
On Saturday the newly confirmed head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [official website] Scott Pruitt [EPA bio] announced that they would be rolling back some Obama era regulations as soon as next week. When speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference [official website] (CPAC) on Saturday, Pruitt took a tone that the previous administration’s policies had a negative effect on economic growth and led many people to want the agency eliminated completely.
Mike Hunter Discusses Challenges Facing the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office
Immediately upon taking office, Hunter was confronted with a court order that gave until 5 p.m. last Tuesday to fulfill an Open Records Act request that had been pending with the attorney general’s office for more than two years.
The request from the Center for Media and Democracy was for email exchanges between Pruitt and fossil fuel industries. The attorney general’s office complied with the court order by releasing about 7,000 pages of emails.
Mine Reclamation Meeting Slated in W-B
Environmental concerns also are factors. Industry analysts expect some easing of coal mining regulations under the leadership of former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt at the EPA. Emails released this week reveal Pruitt has had close ties to the fossil fuel industry and has coordinated with fossil fuel companies to work against federal regulations, according to published reports.
Environmentalists Use Pruitt’s Email Case as a Fundraising Opportunity
Mr. Pruitt, Oklahoma’s former attorney general and the newly installed head of the EPA, has become the top target for environmentalists, who argue that he is too closely tied to the oil and gas industry. At the heart of that argument are tens of thousands of pages of emails from Mr. Pruitt’s time as attorney general in Oklahoma. Documents that have been released show his office was in near constant contact with leading energy companies, and the two sides worked in concert in the fight against Obama-era environmental regulations.
Collaboration Between Big Oil and Scott Pruitt Revealed in Emails
More than 7,500 pages of emails between Devon Energy and #Scott Pruitt have been released to the public the Center for Media and Democracy by way of an open records request.
Scott Pruitt Vows to Slash Climate and Water Pollution Regulations at CPAC
Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has vowed to roll back flagship regulations that tackle climate change and water pollution, telling a conservative audience in Maryland they would be “justified” in believing the environmental regulator should be completely disbanded.
EPA Chief’s Ex-Office Wants More Time to Release More Emails
Oklahoma’s new attorney general says he needs more time to comply with a judge’s order to release thousands of documents related to the relationship that new Environmental Protection Agency leader Scott Pruitt had with energy companies during his tenure as Oklahoma’s top lawyer.
Report: Scott Pruitt Lied under Oath about Using Private Email for State Business
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt used a private email to conduct state business while he was attorney general in Oklahoma, the state confirmed Friday.
Chickenshit Scott Pruitt Is Never Going to Stand Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry
On Wednesday, the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General released thousands of pages of emails between Scott Pruitt, his senior staff, and high-level executives, lobbyists, and lawyers in the fossil fuel industry that show how Pruitt worked to further the financial and political agenda of the very people that he, as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is now tasked with regulating.