Scott Pruitt Is Out and the EPA Is Still Fucked

Scott Pruitt Is Out and the EPA Is Still Fucked

5 years ago
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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjkeg4/scott-pruitt-is-out-and-the-epa-is-still-fucked-andrew-wheeler

Scott Pruitt resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, right as federal investigators considered their would-be 19th probe into his conduct as the agency’s most contentious leader.

President Trump announced on Twitter that the EPA’s deputy administrator, Andrew Wheeler, will assume the reins in an acting capacity, starting Monday. Wheeler is perhaps best known for his tenure as an energy lobbyist, representing clients like coal company Murray Energy.