Pruitt Faces Intensified Ethics Scrutiny Amid Renewed Deregulatory Push

Scrutiny of Scott Pruitt's suite of alleged ethics transgressions appears likely to intensify in the coming weeks, in part because the EPA administrator is doubling down on his already controversial efforts to roll back agency regulations that he views as too burdensome on industry. That strategy is likely designed to shore up support with President Donald Trump and his political base because Pruitt can argue he is carrying out the president's agenda, but it nonetheless will further inflame Pruitt's --...