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.

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Scott Pruitt is still employed, but Trump could turn on him at any point. Everyone else already has. Credit: The Washington Post/Getty Images The long, tangled tale of Scott Pruitt -- a pile of ...

The Environmental Protection Agency, headed by Lee Zeldin, has turned its guns on the Washington Post as one of its first ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s hard to overstate the significance of the recent comment by EPA administrator Scott Pruitt that there is disagreement about whether carbon dioxide is the main cause of global warming.

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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