Long-Embattled, Scott Pruitt Resigns as Head of EPA
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday, ending a tenure dogged by unrelenting controversies overhis spending, ethics and management at the agency.
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EPA Told to Speed Up Investigation Into Pruitt’s Conduct at Agency
A federal watchdog wants the Environmental Protection Agency to pick up the pace on its investigations into Administrator Scott Pruitt’s ballooning list of ethics violations before it can recommend “corrective action” to President Donald Trump.
Read moreEPA Backpedals on Suspension of Farmworker Protections
The Environmental Protection Agency backed off the temporary suspension of federal requirements aimed at protecting farm workers on Thursday, following a lawsuit filed by three states two weeks ago.
Read moreEPA, Pruitt Sued for Failure to Control Air Pollution
Despite evidence that high levels of sulfur dioxide pollution in cities could damage human health, U.S Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has failed to perform duties to ensure areas through the country have pollution curbing measures in place, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Read moreFederal Judge Orders EPA to Address Concerns of Polluted Air
The time for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to begin regulating downwind pollution drifting into Maryland from over 30 electric plants in the surrounding region has come, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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The Sierra Club sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for denying its requests for schedules and records of communications between Administrator Scott Pruitt and leaders of polluting industries he regulates, in a federal FOIA complaint.
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Idaho Power Company brought a federal complaint against Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, claiming he has no right to interfere in Idaho’s site-specific water temperature standards for salmon spawning in Idaho Power’s Hells Canyon complex.
Read moreHouse Democrats Call for FBI Investigation of Pruitt
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt’s mounting ethics violations call for a criminal investigation led by the FBI and the Department of Justice, House Democrats said on Friday.
Read morePruitt Exodus Continues as Legal Counsel Steps Down
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt’s top legal counsel resigned Thursday, making her the second top officials to resign from the agency in the past two days.
Read moreTop Pruitt Aide at EPA Abruptly Resigns Amid Scandals
A senior aide entangled in the multiple scandals dogging Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt abruptly resigned Wednesday, two days after she told lawmakers she once called a Trump Hotel on behalf of her boss, seeking use of a used mattress.
Read moreCourt Asked to Compel Pruitt Testimony on EPA Records Practices
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – In his first year at the helm of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt has exhibited
Read moreLobbyist Tied to EPA Chief’s Condo Tried to Influence Agency
Newly filed reports show the Washington lobbyist whose wife rented a bargain-priced Capitol Hill condo to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt had far more contact with the agency than previously disclosed, despite repeated denials by both men.
Read moreEx-Chemical Industry Lawyer to Lead Superfund Task Force
A lawyer tapped to lead a task force at the Environmental Protection Agency overseeing cleanups at the nation’s most polluted places worked until recently for a top chemical and plastics manufacturer with a troubled legacy of creating some of those toxic sites.
Read moreJudge Brings EPA to Fore on Climate Change Position
The Environmental Protection Agency faced a federal judge’s rebuke Friday for refusing to disclose records on which its chief relied when he said that human activity doesn’t drive climate change.
Read moreEmails Show Collaboration Among EPA, Climate-Change Deniers
Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator Scott Pruitt’s stewardship of the agency.
Read moreEPA Bars News Organizations From Summit on Contaminants
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday barred the Associated Press, CNN and the environmental-focused news organization E&E from a national summit on harmful water contaminants.
Read moreDemocratic Senators Tear Into Pruitt, Call Him a ‘Laughing Stock’
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt was met with ridicule, intense questioning and even a handful of silent protesters on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as lawmakers pressed for answers on multiple ethics investigations currently plaguing him.
Read moreStates Take Aim at New EPA Limits on Scientific Evidence
Clashing with the Trump White House in one of his final acts in office, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman spoke out Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to limit the role of science in crafting policy.
Read morePruitt Chief Communications Aide Resigns From EPA
The top communications aide to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced her own resignation Thursday as she became the third top aide to make their departure from the agency known this week.
Read moreEPA Sending $12 Million to SoCal to Address Air Pollution Woes
A day after California declared legal war on the Environmental Protection Agency, the embattled federal agency announced it would send money to the Golden State to help it fight some of the worst air quality problems in the nation.
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