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Scott Pruitt ousted EPA science advisers. Now he’s going after the science itself.Scott Pruitt ousted EPA science advisers. Now he’s going after the science itself.
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Pruitt just proposed new restrictions on research used in rulemaking.

By Umair Irfan
Explainers
Scott Pruitt’s ethics problems, explained in 400 wordsScott Pruitt’s ethics problems, explained in 400 words
Explainers

A simple explanation of the allegations against the EPA administrator.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
GAO: Scott Pruitt’s $43,000 secret phone booth broke the lawGAO: Scott Pruitt’s $43,000 secret phone booth broke the law
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A new Government Accountability Office report concludes that the EPA violated two laws in building the booth.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
The GOP House oversight chair ridiculed Scott Pruitt on Fox NewsThe GOP House oversight chair ridiculed Scott Pruitt on Fox News
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Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy said the EPA administrator should sit in the back of the plane to avoid unpleasant travelers.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Scott Pruitt’s bizarre condo scandal and mounting ethics questions, explainedScott Pruitt’s bizarre condo scandal and mounting ethics questions, explained
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Trump still thinks Pruitt has done “a great job.”

By Umair Irfan
Climate
This Fox News interview was surprisingly tough on Scott PruittThis Fox News interview was surprisingly tough on Scott Pruitt
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The network grilled the EPA administrator on one of his many alleged ethical violations.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Why the campaign to force Scott Pruitt out of the EPA could backfireWhy the campaign to force Scott Pruitt out of the EPA could backfire
Climate

Outrage from environmentalists will only boost Pruitt’s standing in Trump’s orbit.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
The EPA is letting key staffers keep their political consulting side gigsThe EPA is letting key staffers keep their political consulting side gigs
Climate

It’s “a secret revolving back door in the dark alley.”

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Scott Pruitt’s terrible plan to “objectively” assess climate scienceScott Pruitt’s terrible plan to “objectively” assess climate science
Climate

We should use “red team exercises” to respond to climate change, not deny it.

By David Roberts
Scott Pruitt is slowly strangling the EPA
Climate

The unprecedented regulatory slowdown and rollbacks at the Environmental Protection Agency.

By Umair Irfan
Politics
Scott Pruitt cited the Bible to defend his oil-friendly policiesScott Pruitt cited the Bible to defend his oil-friendly policies
Politics

Evangelicals, like EPA chief Scott Pruitt, have had a contentious relationship with environmentalism.

By Tara Isabella Burton
Climate
The head of the EPA flies first class to avoid uncivil travelersThe head of the EPA flies first class to avoid uncivil travelers
Climate

Pruitt is one of several Trump officials with an expensive travel habit.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
“Do the opposite thing you did 18 months ago”:  EPA staffers on the agency in the Trump era“Do the opposite thing you did 18 months ago”:  EPA staffers on the agency in the Trump era
Climate

Two dozen former and current employees at the Environmental Protection Agency describe dysfunction under Scott Pruitt.

By Rachel Leven
Climate
The EPA is taking unprecedented steps to oust scientists who receive its grantsThe EPA is taking unprecedented steps to oust scientists who receive its grants
Climate

Scott Pruitt is pushing out the EPA’s independent science advisers and bringing in industry researchers.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Even climate deniers seem to think Scott Pruitt is bullshittingEven climate deniers seem to think Scott Pruitt is bullshitting
Climate

His inquiries into climate science may not be entirely good-faith.

By David Roberts
Climate
Scott Pruitt’s quest to kill Obama’s climate regulations is deeply shady — and legally vulnerableScott Pruitt’s quest to kill Obama’s climate regulations is deeply shady — and legally vulnerable
Climate

The top five reasons courts might raise an eyebrow.

By David Roberts
Climate
Why the head of the EPA built himself a secret phone boothWhy the head of the EPA built himself a secret phone booth
Climate

Scott Pruitt sees himself as a wartime general in hostile, occupied territory.

By David Roberts
Climate
Scott Pruitt is dismantling EPA in secret for the same reason the GOP health care bill was secretScott Pruitt is dismantling EPA in secret for the same reason the GOP health care bill was secret
Climate

Today’s GOP agenda is unpopular and indefensible.

By David Roberts
Climate
Trump and Pruitt are the biggest threat to the EPA in its 47 years of existenceTrump and Pruitt are the biggest threat to the EPA in its 47 years of existence
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The Trump administration is on track to damage the agency even more than the Reagan administration.

By Christopher Sellers
Climate
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s new slogan is nonsenseEPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s new slogan is nonsense
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“EPA originalism” couldn’t be further from the agency’s original mission.

By David Roberts
Climate
What Scott Pruitt’s recent climate denial means for the EPAWhat Scott Pruitt’s recent climate denial means for the EPA
Climate

The new EPA head may deny basic climate science, but he still has to follow the law.

By Brad Plumer
Science
Scott Pruitt denies basic climate science. But most of the outrage is missing the point.Scott Pruitt denies basic climate science. But most of the outrage is missing the point.
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It’s not about Pruitt and it’s not about facts.

By David Roberts
Science
Here’s what Scott Pruitt’s confirmation means for the EPAHere’s what Scott Pruitt’s confirmation means for the EPA
Science

Decades from now, we could look back on this as one of Donald Trump’s most consequential Cabinet picks.

By Brad Plumer
Politics
Trump’s EPA nominee “unsure” if big oil gave him hundreds of thousands of dollarsTrump’s EPA nominee “unsure” if big oil gave him hundreds of thousands of dollars
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Politics

Democrats went on the offensive during the Senate confirmation hearing for Scott Pruitt, Trump’s EPA pick.

By Jeff Stein