EPA Pulls 'Most' Investigators From Pruitt's Security, Hires Dedicated Staff

BALTIMORE -- EPA has hired dedicated staff for Administrator Scott Pruitt's security detail following charges that it was improper for the agency to use criminal enforcement investigators for that duty, Michael Fisher, the director of EPA's legal counsel division, told a legal conference here on Oct. 19. The shift could help assuage criticism of expenses Pruitt has incurred as administrator, which opponents of the Trump administration have used to focus opposition to the agency's deregulatory agenda. “The good news is...