Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt knows for sure he will not get the vote of at least one Democratic Senator who sits on the U.S. Environment and Public Works committee. “If that’s the kind of EPA administrator you will be, you’re not gonna get my vote,” declared Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) at the conclusion of …
Compare the statements of two organizations that announced their decisions on Scott Pruitt to be the new administrator of the EPA. One for Pruitt came from Energy and Environment Action Team where President Craig Richardson called Pruitt a “great choice to be the next EPA administrator.” The one against Pruitt came from Public Justice, a …
When Attorney General Scott Pruitt went before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday, one of the Democrats who went toe-to-toe with him is former California Attorney General Kamala Harris. Her line of questioning came after Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth raised questions when Pruitt would work to protect not only the environment …
The shouting protester might not have been the worst of it for Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as he faced a Senate confirmation hearing to become the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. It could have been the constant barrage of pointed and accusatory questions from Democrats who sit on the Senate …
If Attorney General Scott Pruitt gets any support from Democrats on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, it’ll be like a snowball’s chance in—–well, you get the point. One after another in Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Pruitt to take over as chief administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency tried to pin Pruitt against …
What will Attorney General Scott Pruitt do about the EPA refusing to repay claims it caused in the Gold King Mine spill, if he becomes head of the giant agency? If Pruitt’s confirmed, will he reverse the decision announced recently by the Environmental Protection Agency that it will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 …
Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to become the new chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now opposed by 13 former heads of state environmental protection agencies, most from liberal states. Some served under Republican Governors. Others served under Democratic governors. In a letter this week, they all urged Senators on the Environment …
He’s been called an arsonist in charge of fighting forest fires. Others contend he wants the Environmental Protection Agency to stand for Every Polluter’s Ally. Yet Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has his supporters as he prepares for his Wednesday morning confirmation hearing to run the EPA. Support from Oklahoma U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and …
If Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt doesn’t know it by now that Democrats will go after him during his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning to run the EPA, then he’s not been paying attention. Democrats on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee made it clear last week, they stand with some scientists who say …
The allegations by environmentalists and opponents of Scott Pruitt becoming chief of the Environmental Protection Agency are not the first to be raised about Pruitt receiving campaign money from friendly industries. Environmentalists and the New York Times noted this week that Pruitt received campaign money from the poultry industry as he attempted to ease state …
