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 …
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Pruitt’s Pick of Oklahoma Friend to Manage Superfund Projects Quietly Goes About His Job
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 …
Pruitt Praises EPA’s Savings Under Trump Administration
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 …
FOIA Lawsuits Grow Against Scott Pruitt’s EPA
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 …
Senator Lankford Defends Pruitt’s Pricey Travel
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 …
Tulsa Time Thrusts Pruitt into a Watchdog’s Spotlight
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 …
Criticism Prompts Pruitt to Cancel Israeli Trip
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 …
One Year on the Job for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
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 …
Pruitt Says First-Class Travel is Necessary Because of Security Issues in Politically Toxic Environment
While the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs faces calls to be fired for the cover-up of $120,000 in taxpayer financed air trips, EPA director Scott Pruitt’s defending his own high-priced trips. In an interview with the Manchester Union Leader in New Hampshire, Pruitt said security decisions were behind his use of first-class …
Second Time Around for EPA Nominee
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and the White House are left wondering what will be the fate of EPA deputy nominee Andrew Wheeler, the man chosen to be Scott Pruitt’s No. 2. In light of the White House decision recently to withdraw the nomination of Kathleen Harnett White to a top EPA job, Wheeler’s supporters …










