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Six former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election
Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs called Wednesday for a “reset” at the agency after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers...
EPA worries about Pruitt's toxic desk reveal absurd double standard
Former EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s staff planned to take precautions to protect him from the toxic effects of formaldehyde in a fancy new desk – but months later, his top...
Russian asbestos company puts Trump's face on product
A Russian asbestos company has branded their product with President Trump's face. Uralasbest, which operates a mine in the Ural Mountains, has stamped Trump's image on pallets of asbestos with...
Scott Pruitt quits as EPA chief amid ethics controversies
Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigned under mounting pressure on Thursday — as the number of ethical controversies over his personal and professional behavior continued to pile up. President Trump,...
Trump thanks military, hypes Space Force in July 4 speech
WASHINGTON -- Scott Pruitt isn’t fully in the doghouse, since the embattled EPA administrator was invited to President Trump’s Fourth of July picnic and even got a shout-out from the...
Pruitt says he never asked Trump for Sessions' job
Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt has denied a report that he asked President Donald Trump to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and put Pruitt in charge of the Justice Department....
Scott Pruitt reportedly asked Trump to fire Sessions, make him DOJ head
Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, directly asked President Trump to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and install him as head of the Department of Justice,...
Scott Pruitt becomes latest Trump official to be harassed at a restaurant
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt became the most recent Trump administration figure to get an earful while trying to get a mouthful at a DC restaurant, according to a...
Pruitt spent thousands in taxpayer money on 'tactical' outfits
Scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt has spent millions of taxpayers dollars on security, including dropping nearly $3,000 on "tactical pants" and "tactical polos," according to a report. Pruitt,...
It's time for Scott Pruitt to step aside
It’s time to test the proposition whether it’s possible to roll back the Obama regulatory agenda without using government employees as glorified personal assistants. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt...
Scott Pruitt's true believers are losing the faith
What Scott Pruitt brought to the EPA was belief. His great contribution to regulatory reform so far has been a theology, though he himself would not use that term. The...
Top aides to EPA chief Scott Pruitt resign
Two of embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s top aides have resigned, the agency said Wednesday. Millan Hupp resigned just days after her testimony to a Congressional committee was revealed by...
EPA chief had aide help wife pursue Chick-fil-A franchise
EPA chief Scott Pruitt had a top aide reach out to the head of the Chick-fil-A company to ask about “a potential business opportunity” — a franchise for his wife,...
Pruitt had aide find him a mattress from Trump's hotel
An aide to scandal-scarred EPA chief Scott Pruitt told House investigators that she ran personal tasks for the big-spending cabinet member — including trying to snare him a used mattress...
Report reveals ties between EPA chief Pruitt and oil tycoon
Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt maintains close ties with a billionaire coal executive who has been fighting Obama-era environmental regulations for years. So close, Pruitt reportedly was given Joseph W....
Pruitt spent over $1,500 on customized fountain pens
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spent $1,560 on a set of customized fountain pens — each of which cost taxpayers $130, according to agency documents. The order was processed by a...
Emails show EPA officials working with climate-change deniers
WASHINGTON — Senior Environmental Protection Agency officials have been working closely with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global...
Pruitt grilled over reported use of sirens to beat DC traffic
WASHINGTON - EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Wednesday that he didn’t recall asking that lights and sirens be used on his motorcade so he could get through Washington traffic faster....
Scott Pruitt's lobbyist pal helped set up trip, 'won' big payday
Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt had a lobbyist pal help arrange a December trip to Morocco — and he later won a hefty consulting contract from the country, it...
Pruitt's head of security abruptly resigns amid House panel probe
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's head of security - who signed off on his boss' first-class travel - suddenly resigned before a scheduled appearance at a House committee investigating...