Pruitt takes the helm at EPA

February 17, 2017
Following his Senate confirmation, Scott Pruitt was sworn in as EPA's 14th administrator Feb. 17 and immediately set to work seeking to reassure skeptical staff and others of his commitment to uphold the agency's mission even as officials sought to highlight support for Pruitt from industry and others that are seeking to curtail the agency's reach. In a statement that was embargoed until after Pruitt was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito , the agency said that Pruitt...


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