The Oklahoma attorney general’s office will have until Tuesday to turn over as many as 3,000 documents related to U.S. EPA administrator nominee Scott Pruitt’s communications with oil, gas and coal groups, a state district judge ruled this afternoon.
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Senate Dems Plan All-Night Protest over Trump’s EPA Pick
Senate Democrats are planning an all-night talkathon Thursday over President Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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SENATE SET TO VOTE ON PRUITT: The Senate is scheduled to vote Friday on President Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Senate Democrats Plan All-Nighter over EPA Nominee
Senate Democrats are planning to once again stage a series of overnight speeches on the Senate floor, this time in opposition to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to head the EPA.
Judge Orders Release of EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt’s Fossil Fuel Emails
A state judge has ordered Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office to release thousands of documents related to Pruitt’s communications with the energy industry. The Thursday ruling comes the day before a scheduled Senate vote on Pruitt’s nomination to run the Environmental Protection Agency.
Scott Pruitt Is Just As Bad As Betsy DeVos
Later this week, the Senate is expected to hand over control of the Environmental Protection Agency to environmentalists’ worst nightmare. Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, has spent his career waging legal battles against clean air, climate, and water regulations.
Judge Orders Trump’s EPA Pick to Turn Over More Than 3,000 Emails with Fossil Fuel Companies the Night Before His Confirmation
Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Attorney General of Oklahoma, has spent two years avoiding requests to release more than 3,000 emails between his office and fossil fuel companies.
EPA Nominee Ordered to Hand Over Docs to Watchdog
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday ordered Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to turn over to a watchdog group nearly 3,000 emails that purportedly reveal his ties to the fossil fuel industry, the group said.
Democrats Cry Foul as Senate Moves Toward Pruitt Confirmation Vote
Democrats will hold the Senate floor through the night ahead of a confirmation vote on Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency after senators voted Thursday to move ahead with his nomination.
Judge Orders Trump Pick to Head EPA, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, to Release 3,000 Emails
President Donald Trump’s pick to head the EPA, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, will be forced to hand over more than 3,000 emails to the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), a watchdog group, after a district judge ordered their release.