Scott Pruitt

EPA Chief Purging Trump-Era Advisors to 'Focus on Science and Reduce Industry Influence'
Nominee for EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, speaks at the Queen theater on December 19, 2020 in Wilmington, DE. President-elect Joe Biden announced his climate and energy team that will advance an ambitious agenda to address the issues of climate change. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)
Biden Already Facing Pressure to Tackle Backlog of 'Unfunded' Toxic Waste Sites Threatened by Climate Crisis
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Formerly an open pit copper mine, the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana is now part of the largest Superfund site in the United States. (Photo: Janie Osborne/Getty Images)
More broadly, campaigners are calling on the incoming president to deliver on the environmental justice promises he made as a candidate.
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Environmental Justice Advocates Blast Trump EPA for 'Dangerous' Rollback of Chemical Disaster Rule
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Search and rescue workers combed through what remained of a 50-unit apartment building
"Safety requirements at these facilities should be stepped up, not rolled back...
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Experts Warn This Industry-Backed Attack on Science at EPA Would Be Among 'Most Damaging' of All Trump-Era Policies
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Let's call this what it is: an excuse to abandon clean air, clean water, and...
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Green Group Threatens Suit Over 'Unconscionable Handout to Polluters' as EPA Attacks Water Rules for Coal Ash
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'Finally!': Court Orders EPA to Stop Stalling Potential Ban on Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Kids
People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
'Part of a Disturbing Trend of Willful Ignorance,' Say Scientists, After Investigation Shows EPA, Texas Rejected Air Quality Data Post-Hurricane Harvey
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GOP Slammed for 'Shameful' Vote as Ex-Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler Confirmed as EPA Chief
With Corporate Interests at the Helm, EPA Polluter Fines Down 85%, Hitting Lowest Level in 25 Years
Trump Nomination of Wheeler Ensures EPA Will Continue to Put 'Profits of Polluters' Over Human Health and Planet
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Report on President's Environmental Record 'Reminds Us That Trump Soap Opera Has Dire Real-World Consequences'
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'Astounding': Email Shows Ex-EPA Chief Pruitt Locked Out His Own Agency's Top Experts While Hatching War on Science
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EPA Exodus: Nearly 1,600 Workers Have Left Since Trump Took Office
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Former Koch Industries Lawyer Turned Top Trump EPA Official Set to Deliver Major Win for Big Polluters
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'Major Victory for Public Health': Court Orders Trump EPA to Ban Pesticide That Harms Kids' Brains
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In 'Major Win' for Clean Air and Public Health, EPA Reverses Pruitt's 'Super-Polluting' Truck Loophole

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Former EPA Head Scott Pruitt Hired as Lobbyist to Save Coal in Indiana. (He Can’t)
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
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Friends of the Earth
GOP Blocks Effort to Hold Pruitt Accountable
Center for Biological Diversity
Emergency Lawsuit Challenges EPA’s Super-polluter Truck Loophole
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Pruitt’s Truck Decision a Test for New Administrator Wheeler
Public Citizen
Pruitt’s Exit Is Deserved, But Won’t Change the Trump Administration
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