The EPA’s Legal Nemesis Is Confirmed as Its New Leader
Here’s what happens now that Scott Pruitt has been approved by the Senate.
by Robinson Meyer
Feb 17, 2017
2 minutes
Scott Pruitt, the former attorney general of Oklahoma, was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 52-46 to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday afternoon, after a marathon all-night session in which Democrats held the floor for hours to oppose his nomination.
The vote came less than a day after an Oklahoma court between his office and the oil-and-gas industry, saying Pruitt had been in
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