Scott Pruitt was confirmed Friday as the nation’s 14th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, despite the fact that a trove of emails between Pruitt’s office and fossil fuel interests have still not been made public. Democrats and environmental activists have strongly criticized Pruitt’s record as attorney general of Oklahoma — a record that included a number of lawsuits aimed at blocking Obama-era EPA regulations concerning pollution and climate change.
Senate Confirms Pruitt for EPA Without Bothering to Read His Emails
Source: Grist | Published: 2/17/2017