Several commentators have characterized the selection of Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to become the next EPA Administrator as a sharp stick in the eye to the agency and its employees.

There’s a new day dawning at the Environmental Protection Agency. On October 16, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced that he is pulling the plug on the “sue and settle” strategy his ...

On Nov. 8, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt, said what most observers figured he'd say -- the report's findings make no difference in his dogged effort to ...

In an unprecedented move, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt just issued a directive that would prohibit individuals from serving on the agency's independent ...

The EPA is at a crossroads. With Scott Pruitt’s appointment, environmental policies face significant challenges. This video highlights three ways Pruitt’s leadership could weaken the agency ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s treatment of staff and use of a government helicopter is drawing comparisons to President ...

President Donald Trump announced today (July 5) that Scott Pruitt, the former Oklahoma Attorney General he handpicked to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has resigned from his post.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who repeatedly called for the US to exit the agreement, will be part of a small team figuring out the details of the withdrawal, according to Axios. Trump has ...

However, under the administration of Scott Pruitt, the agency is experiencing a new wave of policymaking—or rather, policy dismantling. (He has already dismantled the Clean Power Plan ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. It’s not clear how Pruitt’s disregard for a basic tenet of modern biology affects his work at the agency. But Republican lawmakers tell Politico ...

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