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Scott Pruitt speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House after President Donald Trump announced his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, June 1st, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Environment

Oil and Gas Ties Run Deep in the Trump Administration

Given the connections to the oil and gas industry within the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Interior, rollbacks to environmental protections should come as no surprise.

Jared Keller

Scott Pruitt speaks at The 2017 Concordia Annual Summit on September 19th, 2017, in New York City.

Environment

EPA Marks Seven Superfund Sites as Clean

Scott Pruitt has made Superfund site clean-up a priority, but the number of sites removed from the list in 2017 is on par with previous years.

Kate Wheeling

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt answers reporters' questions during a briefing at the White House on June 2nd, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Environment

EPA Takes Step Toward Revising Rule on Lead in Drinking Water

The EPA has been working on potential changes to the rule for years, but pressure to revise the rule increased after the Flint water crisis.

Kate Wheeling

Environment

Democratic House Members Call on Scott Pruitt to Explain the EPA’s Use of Tax Dollars

Congressional Democrats have voiced their displeasure with the EPA with a flurry of letters recently.

Francie Diep

Environment

Houston EPA Lab Slated to Close

Thanks largely to the Trump administration's steep cuts to the agency's funding, the lab will not renew the lease for its property in southwest Houston.

Kate Wheeling

Environment

Civil Penalties for Breaking Environmental Laws Fell 60 Percent Under Trump

A new report compares the Environmental Protection Agency's productivity during the presidencies of Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.

Francie Diep