Led by former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started the process of undoing the Obama administration’s rules on methane gas emissions. In announcing the recent actions, the EPA said the moves were being made to reduce costs and regulatory “burdens” imposed on the oil and natural gas industry. The …
EPA chief Scott Pruitt faces more scrutiny from Democrats. This time, Delaware Sen. Tom Carper wants to know more about a contract recently won by Pruitt’s head of security, Pasquale “Nino” Perrotta. In a letter fired off to the former Oklahoma Attorney General this week, Carper questioned the security-related $3,000 contract from the EPA. Perrotta, …
The criticism of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s first class travels has caught up with him and he says he will now fly ‘coach’ on his very next flight. It’s what he told CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett in an interview this week after House Oversight Committee chairman Trey Gowdy sent him a …
The former Oklahoma banker who had no environmental experience when he was picked by EPA Administrator and friend, Scott Pruitt to manage the agency’s Superfund sites is actually getting some good reviews from environmentalists. Ever since being picked last year, Albert “Kell” Kelly has refused to talk with reporters. “Truth be told, he’s been doing …
Environmentalists have an obvious different viewpoint, but EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says his agency has saved $1 billion in the past year by doing away with what he feels are needless regulations. Interviewed recently on Fox News’ Judge Jeanine show he praised the president for saving nearly $8 billion by cutting some regulations. Pruitt, the former …
Some observers of the Environmental Protection Agency suggest the takeover by former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, along with the Presidency of Donald Trump has led to an increase in open records lawsuits against the EPA. Politico’s Morning Energy Report reported this week there’s been a surge in such lawsuits. “IF ALL ELSE FAILS, SUE: EPA …
Environmentalists who have criticized Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt for his first-class air travels are being blamed by one U.S. Senator for the necessary of the pricey-travel. Sen. James Lankford says it is the harsh critics of Pruitt who forced the EPA leader to travel the way he does. “There’s some of his critics …
Those trips home from Washington are coming back to haunt Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Documents released in the past several days revealed how the EPA tried to justify some of the expensive charter flights taken by the former Oklahoma Attorney General, including $14,000 for a business trip around Oklahoma. The documents include several …
All that scrutiny over his first-class travels and use of military planes caused Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to cancel a planned trip to Israel. He was scheduled to leave on the anniversary of his first year in office but called off the nearly week-long trip on Sunday. “We decided to postpone; the administrator …
Former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt observed his first year as EPA Administrator over the weekend. It was a year ago Saturday when he took over the job in the Donald Trump presidency. As Politico’s Morning Energy Report indicated, it wasn’t necessarily a happy occasion. “HARSH WORDS MARK END OF YEAR ONE: Saturday marks one year …
