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June 18, 2018 at 2:31 pm

EPA shifts oversight of coal waste to a state for 1st time

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the first state permit program for disposal of toxic ash from coal plants, a switch from federal oversight that...

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June 15, 2018 at 8:01 am

Trump praises EPA chief’s work but stresses ‘I’m not happy’

President Donald Trump is praising Scott Pruitt's work as head of the Environmental Protection Agency _ but stressing his concerns as well

June 14, 2018 at 10:03 pm

Farmers in Trump country protest Pruitt’s ethanol policies

Deep in the heart of Trump country, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is being met with protests by farmers and ethanol producers concerned that...

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June 11, 2018 at 7:51 am

Democratic lawmaker challenges Pruitt on EPA public records

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top political appointees of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt directed that they review in advance all of the public records released...

Nation & World

June 8, 2018 at 9:01 am

Dem lawmakers seek criminal corruption probe of EPA’s Pruitt

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Friday formally requested that the Justice Department investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential criminal conduct. In...

Nation & World

June 6, 2018 at 9:19 pm

Pruitt aide resigns after she describes personal errands

WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt laughed off questions about whether he used his office to try to help his wife get...

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June 6, 2018 at 1:09 pm

EPA head laughs off Chick-fil-A questions; senior aide quits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt laughed off questions Wednesday about whether he used his office to try to help his wife...

June 5, 2018 at 9:28 pm

Emails: Pruitt told staffer to handle another personal chore

WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt had an agency staffer reach out to Chick-fil-A on government email about a "potential business opportunity,"...

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In this May 16, 2018 photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Environmental Protection Agency reversed course Tuesday and allowed a reporter for The Associated Press to cover a meeting on water contaminants after she was earlier barred and shoved out of the building by a security guard. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WX105 WX105

June 5, 2018 at 9:01 am

Pruitt had aide ask about Chick-fil-A ‘business opportunity’

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt was reportedly looking for a franchise for his wife.

Nation & World

June 4, 2018 at 7:45 am

Aide: EPA’s Pruitt sought used Trump hotel mattress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt had a top aide seek a used mattress from the Trump International Hotel and perform other...