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Enlarge / Scott Pruitt during his confirmation hearings. (credit: Aaron P. Bernstein / Getty Images) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not been able to offer any scientific evidence for statements made by the agency’s former Administrator Scott Pruitt when he went on CNBC in March 2017 and said that carbon dioxide was not known to […]
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who spearheaded the Trump administration’s initiative to roll back Obama-era fuel economy standards for light vehicles, has resigned. Even after assuming the position, Pruitt remained a tough sell as head of the EPA. His stance on climate change was uncharacteristic of any modern-day environmentalist and he seemed utterly bent […]
Pruitt’s replacement might be more effective at gutting environmental protection than Pruitt himself. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b3fb0016168cb09c054f3d0/master/pass/scottpruitt-959231056.jpg
Mark Wilson/Getty Images Democrats have asked the EPA’s inspector general to investigate Scott Pruitt’s office for creating “secret calendars” that allegedly concealed events and meetings. The lawmakers want to probe whether the scrubbing of information from calendars violated federal records-keeping laws. WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are pushing the inspector general’s office to investigate whether Environmental […]
Enlarge (credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) In March 2017, Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency, appeared on CNBC and said that carbon dioxide was not known to be a major factor in climate change. “I would not agree that it’s a primary contributor to the global warming that we see,” […]
Brendan McDermid/Reuters Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt’s security detail and travel arrangements cost around $ 3 million, according to sources cited by the Associated Press on Friday. Unlike the former EPA chief, Pruitt’s security team has provided around-the-clock protection, even during family trips and sporting events. Pruitt was granted several security upgrades, including a […]
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REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The Environmental Protection Agency went on the defensive Friday as news organizations began releasing emails that showed frequent discussions between the fossil fuel industry and administrator Scott Pruitt in the early months of running the agency. The agency said it is Pruitt’s prerogative to hold such meetings in his official capacity as head […]
Here at Flavorwire, we pride ourselves on not only writing excellent content, but also keeping an eye on other great writing from around the web. This may be a predominantly arts/culture-centric website, but given the immediate gravity of U.S. politics, we’ve been focusing this outward-looking post on indispensable political writing, as well as the occasional […]
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