Pruitt emails show strong ties to oil & gas industry
Although newly approved EPA administrator Scott Pruitt told agency employees this week that it’s possible to be both pro-energy and pro-environment, critics say thousands of recently released emails show that Pruitt is firmly in the pro-energy camp.
The emails were released on Wednesday – less than a week after Pruitt was confirmed by the Senate. Democratic lawmakers attempted to delay his confirmation vote until the emails were made public but Republicans continued the process and Pruitt was confirmed by a 52-to-46 vote.