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Scott Pruitt
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 3, 2018
Emily Atkin
If Scott Pruitt gets fired, he might be replaced by a former coal lobbyist.
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.
March 28, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA’s “approved talking points” for climate change are scientifically incorrect.
March 21, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA’s Scott Pruitt spends $2,261 per week on travel.
March 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
There’s coal waste in Puerto Rico’s groundwater.
March 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
Did Scott Pruitt start the rumor that Scott Pruitt might become attorney general?
March 12, 2018
Emily Atkin
Is Coal Waste Leaching Into America’s Drinking Water?
Coal ash ponds are contaminating groundwater across the country, but the consequences are unclear because the government doesn't monitor them.
March 9, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA is openly promoting a climate denial think tank.
March 8, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Interior Department is spending $139,000 on a door for Ryan Zinke. Here’s how that’s possible.
March 8, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA’s New Environmental Justice Adviser Has a Plutonium Problem
More than 40 people inhaled radioactive dust while working for a company whose vice president is now advising Scott Pruitt.
February 27, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt vs. The Pope
The EPA administrator has become the de facto spokesperson for a fringe version of Christian environmentalism.
February 22, 2018
Emily Atkin
Why Won’t the EPA Watchdog Fully Investigate Pruitt?
The agency's cash- strapped inspector general shouldn't have to choose between administrative scandals and programs that protect public health.

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