The Head Of The EPA Is Waging War On The Agency From Inside

The Head Of The EPA Is Waging War On The Agency From Inside

By Alexandra Miller

By Alexandra Miller
November 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

Before Scott Pruitt ran the Environmental Protection Agency, he railed against it. We look at how he's fighting it from the inside.

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Before Scott Pruitt ran the Environmental Protection Agency, he railed against it — the former Oklahoma attorney general sued the agency 14 times before taking over as its administrator. Now, he's working to make huge changes to the agency from within.

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