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Scott Pruitt
February 17, 2017
Emily Atkin
Some bombshells might drop on Scott Pruitt next week. The Senate confirmed him anyway.
Republicans
February 17, 2017
Emily Atkin
The EPA is already revolting against Scott Pruitt.
February 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
There is exactly one Republican senator who cares about saving the EPA.
February 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Deserves as Much Outrage as Betsy DeVos
The incoming EPA chief is as unqualified as Trump's new education secretary, and as morally outrageous as Jeff Sessions.
January 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump’s EPA is going to be a disaster for science and the environment.
January 18, 2017
Demi Lee
EPA nominee Scott Pruitt: I don’t “know about” the science of lead poisoning.
January 16, 2017
Abby Rabinowitz
At Scott Pruitt’s Confirmation Hearing, Science Will Be on Trial
Trump’s EPA nominee is more than just a climate change denier. Democrats must frame his appointment as a corporate-backed attack on science itself.

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