January 2017

Scott Pruitt facing Senate hearings By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressed doubt about the science behind global climate change during a contentious Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but added he would be obliged for now to uphold the […]

States, EPA worked for decades to clean air, water By Jason Bordoff Jan 18 (Reuters) – While environmental pollution and risks persist in the United States, as seen most recently with the Flint water crisis, many Americans today take clean air and water for granted. With Donald Trump two days from his inauguration as the country’s

Scott Pruitt has sued the EPA over a dozen times By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Democratic Senators quizzed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, over his energy industry ties during a contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday that was briefly interrupted