Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was confirmed by the Senate 52-46 Friday afternoon. He was later sworn in in a rapid-fire ceremony by Vice President Mike Pence. To many, on both sides of the aisle, Pruitt represents a marked shift in the EPA.
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FOX 25 Investigates: AG Pruitt Potentially Using Private Email for State Business
Records received by FOX 25 through an Open Records Request to Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office reveal he may have used a private email account to conduct state business.
Judge Orders Release of EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt’s Emails with Industry
A state court ordered Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to turn over more than 2,500 emails his office withheld from open records requests relating to communications with coal, oil, and gas corporations. The order came a day before the Senate is poised to confirm him as President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Bush EPA Chief Damns Pruitt with Faint Praise
A former chief of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has offered a tepid endorsement of Donald Trump’s choice for the position.
Trump EPA Nominee Ordered to Release Emails with Energy Industry
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency to turn over thousands of emails he exchanged with or about the fossil fuel industry by next Tuesday, though he may already be confirmed for the position by then.
Judge: EPA Nominee Pruitt Must Provide Records of Meetings
An Oklahoma judge Thursday ordered state Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, to turn over documents related to Pruitt’s communications with coal, oil and natural gas corporations that an advocacy group has sought for more than two years.
E.P.A. Workers Try to Block Pruitt in Show of Defiance
Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency have been calling their senators to urge them to vote on Friday against the confirmation of Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s contentious nominee to run the agency, a remarkable display of activism and defiance that presages turbulent times ahead for the E.P.A.
On Eve of Confirmation Vote, Judge Orders EPA Nominee to Release Thousands of Emails
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday ordered Scott Pruitt, the state’s attorney general and President Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, to turn over thousands of emails related to his communication with the oil, gas and coal industry.
Oklahoma Judge Orders EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt to Turn Over Emails to Watchdog Group
An Oklahoma County district judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the EPA to turn over thousands of communications to a watchdog group.
Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s EPA Nominee, Ordered to Release Thousands of Emails
On the eve of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s confirmation vote to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency, a judge from the Sooner State ordered the release of thousands of emails between his office and fossil fuel companies.