The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, giving Trump a lieutenant poised to make deep cuts to the EPA and transfer some if [sic] its enforcement responsibilities to states and localities.
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Scott Pruitt Makes It Clear That the Clean Power Plan Is Going Away
In his first interview as EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt made one thing very clear: the Clean Power Plan, the signature climate regulation of the Obama administration, is not long for this world.
Senate Confirms Enviromental Protection Agency Secretary Who Has Sued the EPA to Weaken Clean Air and Water Regulations
The Senate, by a 52-46 vote, has confirmed Scott Pruitt to head up the Environmental Protection Agency, even though he has sued the EPA over a dozen times as Attorney General for Oklahoma, joining with oil companies in an effort to weaken environmental protections, Reuters reports.
Trump’s New EPA Head Is in the Middle of an Email Controversy
The latest addition to President Donald Trump’s Cabinet is facing an email controversy his first day on the job.
Scott Pruitt Confirmed to EPA
The Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, an agency Republicans desperately want to rein in after what they charge was eight years of dangerous activism under the Obama administration that hurt businesses, jobs and the economy.
Senate Confirms EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt Despite a Renewed Court Battle
The U.S. Senate this afternoon confirmed President Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, even as he faces a new court order.
Senate Confirms Trump’s EPA Pick as White House Targets Regulation
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners.
Climate Doubter Pruitt Takes EPA Reins as Trump Targets Regulations
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners.
Senate Confirms Scott Pruitt as EPA Chief Over Democratic Opposition
The Senate confirmed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday. Two Democrats, West Virginia’s Joe Manchin and North Dakota’s Heidi Heitkamp, crossed party lines to approve Pruitt while Republican Susan Collins of Maine voted against him.
Some Bombshells Might Drop on Scott Pruitt Next Week. The Senate Confirmed Him Anyway.
Democrats and environmentalists have put up a stink over thousands of unreleased emails between newly-confirmed EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and fossil fuel interests. Pruitt was ordered by a judge on Thursday to release those emails, which were requested two years ago by a progressive watchdog group under a Public Records Act request.