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Scott Pruitt

Trump's EPA Claimed 'Success' in Superfund Cleanups—But Climate Change Dangers Went Unaddressed

As work stalled on hardening Superfund sites against climate-related weather extremes, budget cuts continued and a backlog of sites awaiting cleanup ballooned.

By DAVID HASEMYER, INSIDECLIMATE NEWS, AND LISE OLSEN, TEXAS OBSERVER

Michael Cox, a former EPA climate expert for the Pacific Northwest, looks into the Wyckoff/Eagle Harbor Superfund site on Bainbridge Island, Washington on Oct. 6, 2020. Credit: Karen Ducey
Andrew Wheeler, acting head of the EPA and a former coal lobbyist, will decide on a proposed rule that could block EPA's use of studies on health and pollution. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Health and Science Leaders Lay Out Evidence Against EPA's 'Secret Science' Rule

By Marianne Lavelle

New EPA Chief Makes Clear: Easing of Environmental Rules Will Continue

By Georgina Gustin

Andrew Wheeler, who becomes acting EPA administrator, is sworn in as deputy administrator by then-EPA head Scott Pruitt. Credit: EPA

6 Ways Andrew Wheeler Could Reshape Climate Policy at EPA

By Marianne Lavelle

Scott Pruitt, EPA administrator under President Trump. Credit: Justin Merriman/Getty Images

EPA's Scott Pruitt Resigns Amid Scandals, Ex-Coal Lobbyist to Take Over

By Marianne Lavelle

HFCs, used in cooling and refrigeration, are short-lived climate pollutants. Credit: Justin Sullivan

11 States Sue Scott Pruitt Over HFCs, Climate Super-Pollutants

By Marianne Lavelle

The greatest number of health impacts are linked to one deregulatory move that would open a loophole for more truck pollution. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Put Thousands of Lives at Risk, Harvard Analysis Finds

By Marianne Lavelle

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Pruitt Starts Rewriting How EPA Weighs Costs, Benefits of Regulation

By John H. Cushman Jr.

EPA headquarters. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

In Rebuke to Pruitt, EPA Science Board Votes to Review Climate Policy Changes

By Marianne Lavelle

Scott Pruitt, EPA administrator under President Trump. Credit: Alex Edelman/Getty Images

Pruitt’s Defense Fund Draws Ethics Complaint: Critics Call It His ‘Tip Jar’

By Marianne Lavelle

Pruitt 'Secret Science' Rule: Public Gets More Time for Say as Criticism Grows

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Pruitt’s Anti-Climate Agenda Is Facing New Challenge From Major Scientific Review Board

Pruitt’s Anti-Climate Agenda Is Facing New Challenge From Science Advisers

By Marianne Lavelle

Pruitt’s Own Scientist Appointees Condemn EPA ‘Secret Science’ Policy

Pruitt’s Own Appointed Scientists Challenge 'Secret Science' Rule

By Marianne Lavelle

A layer of smog sits over Salt Lake City. Credit: Eltiempo10/CC-BY-SA-4.0

Pruitt Plans to Radically Alter How Clean Air Standards Are Set

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Chicago traffic. Credit: Rick Seidel/CC-BY-2.0

17 States Sue EPA Over Auto Emissions Standards Rollback

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A new study based on EPA documents and interviews found industry influence over the EPA today is stronger than it was during the early Reagan years. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Pruitt's EPA Is on the Verge of 'Regulatory Capture', Study Says

By Neela Banerjee

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt flew to a Georgia school to announce that the EPA will now consider the burning of biomass, such as wood, to be carbon neutral. Credit: EPA

Pruitt's Friends Became Lobbyists, Then Handed Their Clients an EPA Biomass Win

By Marianne Lavelle

Scott Pruitt, EPA administrator under President Trump, visits a coal mine. Credit: Justin Merriman/Getty Images

Pruitt Announces 'Secret Science' Rule Blocking Use of Crucial Health Research

By Sabrina Shankman

Andrew Wheeler, testifying before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

The Former Coal Lobbyist Who's #2 at EPA, Just Behind Pruitt

By Marianne Lavelle

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