Transition: Pruitt's selection as EPA chief underscores partisan divide

December 7, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has not yet formally announced that he plans to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the next EPA administrator, but reaction to the announcement shows the stark divide between Democrats and Republicans in Congress and in the states on climate and other environmental issues. Republicans have the votes to approve Pruitt's eventual nomination, but incoming Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) is suggesting the nominee will face a test on whether he believes mainstream science that...


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