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Environmental Protection Agency
May 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt just lost two key officials—and one is ready to talk.
May 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Keeps Taking Credit for Obama’s Work
The EPA chief hasn't done much to protect the environment, so he's claiming the former president's accomplishments as his own.
April 27, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Is Forced to Confront Reality
Republicans claim the EPA chief is a "victim" of political attacks—an insult to actual victims of Pruitt's policies.
April 26, 2018
Emily Atkin
House Republicans cite “McCarthyism” and “party jets” in defending Scott Pruitt.
April 26, 2018
Emily Atkin
Frank Pallone is giving Scott Pruitt hell.
April 23, 2018
Emily Atkin
“This is a serious situation.”
April 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
Déjà Poo All Over Again
The EPA is considering a controversial process to deal with sewage overflows. Again.
April 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s Scandal Clone
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is the latest Trump official to be accused of extravagant travel costs and cozying up to industry.
April 12, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt borrowed a few paintings from the Smithsonian. Here they are.
April 12, 2018
Emily Atkin
Another bomb just dropped on Scott Pruitt—from a Trump ally.
April 11, 2018
Emily Atkin
Here’s another reason Scott Pruitt might not get fired.
April 10, 2018
Emily Atkin
Is Scott Pruitt a Liar?
Engulfed in several ethics scandals, the EPA chief has been caught in one contradiction after another.
April 10, 2018
Emily Atkin
Why Trump Has Scott Pruitt’s Back
The embattled EPA chief and the president have a lot in common.
April 9, 2018
Emily Atkin
Week two of Pruitt’s scandalpalooza is off to a blazing start.
April 6, 2018
Emily Atkin
The lobbyist who rented a room to Scott Pruitt may have broken condo bylaws—and D.C. law.
April 6, 2018
Emily Atkin
How “Effective” Is Scott Pruitt, Really?
The EPA chief's defenders say he's been very successful in implementing Trump's agenda. That's not true—yet.
April 5, 2018
Emily Atkin
The War on Science Is Over. The Republicans Won.
How the Trump administration made Texas Congressman Lamar Smith's dreams come true
April 3, 2018
Emily Atkin
There’s No Scott Pruitt Scandal to See Here
Conservative media outlets have ignored the EPA administrator's mounting ethics controversy.
April 2, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump (probably) won’t fire Scott Pruitt over ethics concerns.
March 30, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s EPA chief says undoing car pollution regulations will help the environment.

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