Pruitt's Push For Stricter Cleanups May 'Shake Up' Deregulatory Narrative

January 3, 2018
Even as he works to ease a range of EPA regulatory policies, Administrator Scott Pruitt appears to be adopting strict Superfund cleanup requirements, prompting concern from industry officials who say the remedy EPA selected at a Texas site – which even accounts for potential climate change impacts – may preview what will be required at other locations. Pruitt's push for strict cleanups is "a way to shake up the narrative" in the face of criticisms from Democrats and environmentalists that...

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