An Environmental Protection Agency watchdog calls out Scott Pruitt's failure to penalize three Oklahoma-based oil and gas companies for polluting.
Plaintiffs say that so-called glider trucks are putting Americans' lives directly at risk.
The letter comes one week after the EPA announced that it would not enforce a 2016 regulation that limits the manufacture of diesel freight trucks refurbished with older engines.
Andrew Wheeler pledges to listen to staffers, and to speed up regulatory processes.
Given their narrow majority, Senate Republicans prefer to let Andrew Wheeler continue as acting administrator rather than squeeze in another confirmation fight before the November mid-terms.
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Conservationists believe Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may be even more dangerous than his predecessor.
The former coal lobbyist is likely to continue with the Trump administration's efforts to roll back environmental oversight, but with far fewer scandals than his predecessor.
A brief rundown of the scandals that dogged the EPA administrator in the months leading up to his resignation.
Scott Pruitt's proposed policy would allow the EPA to develop significant policies using only studies that rely on publicly available data.
Scandals rock the Swedish Academy, Arkansas effectively bans medical abortions, and the EPA's trust issues continue.
The ozone is under attack, an odd condition in the Larry Nasser settlement, and more Scott Pruitt drama.
The Trump administration has officially named Mike Stoker, an attorney and former Santa Barbara County supervisor, to lead the regional Environmental Protection Agency office overseeing California, Arizona, Hawaii, and Nevada.
Scott Pruitt's proposed policy to require that data and methods behind scientific studies be made publicly available has left Democrats in Congress rankled.
Leaders in the scientific community fear Scott Pruitt's new directive would severely limit the use of research in policymaking.
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A government watchdog report reveals the EPA's excessive spending.
In a meeting with Democrats, Kevin Chmielewski, a former EPA official and loyal Trump supporter, alleges that Pruitt repeatedly engaged in unethical, potentially illegal behavior.
The EPA administrator is currently embroiled in a series of controversies.
Trump officials are facing increasing scrutiny for extravagant uses of taxpayer dollars.
The policy excludes EPA grant recipients from serving on external advisory committees, with the aim of limiting conflicts of interests.
A recent EPA survey takes into account extreme weather, but also social factors such as poverty, health, and governance.