Pruitt has said of the EPA that "what they do is a disgrace" and argued that the administration over-regulates the economy. As Attorney General, Pruitt sued the EPA many times.
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Trump's EPA pick, Scott Pruitt, has filed 14 lawsuits against the EPA
Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's state attorney general and Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), faces the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday.
Scott Pruitt
Not surprisingly, Pruitt has faced sharp opposition from environmentalists and their allies on the Senate committee. Here are some key things you need to know about Pruitt and his policy views:
- the President-Elect
- the EPA under President Obama has wildly exceeded its authority as a regulatory body
- some of which are ongoing
- EPA air quality and other environmental efforts
- 1,400 miles from his home state
- more than once sent letters to the EPA on official attorney general letterhead that
- acknowledges that the climate is changing and that humans play some role in it
- but maintains that the details, severity, and consequences of climate change are "up for debate
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