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December 9, 2016

Democrats Say They'll Try to Block Scott Pruitt as EPA Head
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Democratic lawmakers say they'll try to block the appointment of Scott
Pruitt as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. One unnamed EPA
official has told The Guardian that Pruitt could be an "unprecedented
disaster" for the environment and public health. Pruitt is seen as a
close ally of the fossil fuel industry. In 2014, The New York Times
revealed that Pruitt and other Republican attorneys general had formed
what the paper described as an "unprecedented, secretive alliance" with
the nation's top energy producers to fight Obama's climate efforts.
Senator Bernie Sanders said, "Pruitt's record is not only that of being
a climate change denier, but also someone who has worked closely with
the fossil fuel industry to make this country more dependent, not less,
on fossil fuels." Click here to see our interview about Pruitt with May
Boeve, executive director of 350 Action, and Wenonah Hauter, executive
director of Food & Water Watch.


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