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EPA’s Very Own Scandal Boy Is Back

In a new ad, disgraced EPA administrator Scott Pruitt pitches himself for U.S. Senate.

Climate Change Molly Taft May 12

EPA Ghoul Scott Pruitt Is Plotting His Comeback

Scott Pruitt, the scandal-ridden former EPA administrator, is now running for Senate—and nobody is happy about it.

Climate Change Molly Taft Apr 18

9 Environmental Crimes That Would Make Great Movies

Don't Look Up shows you can make a compelling climate change movie. Here's some more fodder for Hollywood to keep the ball rolling.

Climate Change Molly Taft Dec 15

Right-Wing Media Outraged Energy Secretary Talked About Climate Change and Miami Condo Collapse

Secretary Granholm said that sea level rise may have played a role in Surfside's recent condo building collapse. Conservatives are freaking out.

Climate Change Dharna Noor Jun 30

Top Climate Scientist Blasts Government Lab After Denier Invited to Speak

Ben Santer, one of the nation’s leading climate scientists, said he is cutting ties with a prestigious government-funded laboratory over its plans to invite a scientist who has spread climate denial to speak in a seminar. Santer’s work has shaped much of climate science for the past 25 years. His work studying the “fingerprints” of…

Climate Change Molly Taft May 24

The EPA Is Doing Its Job Again

For the Environmental Protection Agency, having Donald Trump in office was kind of like letting loose a bull in a china shop for four years. Now, the Biden administration is rapidly attempting to clean up the mess he left behind. In doing so, we’re getting a better picture of just how far the agency has…

Climate Change Molly Taft May 14

EPA Cleans Out Trump-Era Shills on Its Science Advisory Boards

When he wasn’t busy searching for Ritz Carlton lotion, former Environmental Protection Administrator Scott Pruitt also gutted the agency’s science advisory boards. But after forcing out impartial scientists and installing people who literally denied air pollution’s adverse impacts on public health, the agency is reversing course under new Administrator Michael Regan. The agency announced the…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Mar 31

EPA’s Climate Change Sub-Site Is Back, Baby

The Environmental Protection Agency relaunched its website’s climate change section on Thursday, nearly four years after the Trump administration took it offline in a bid to downplay the threats of unchecked greenhouse gas emissions. “Climate facts are back on EPA’s website where they should be,” said EPA administrator Michael Regan in a press statement. “Considering the…

Earther Alyse Stanley Mar 18

Behold Scott Pruitt’s Soundproof Panic Room, As Seen From His Other Panic Room

Scandal boy Scott Pruitt’s tenure as Environmental Protection Agency administrator may now be long over, but the $43,000 paranoia chamber he had illegally installed in his office hasn’t seen the light of day until now. E&E News has obtained the first publicly released photo of the secure phone booth Pruitt had installed in the EPA…

Earther Tom McKay Aug 31

The Trump Administration’s Hyped Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure Includes No Actual Plans

The Environmental Protection Agency has finally released its long-anticipated childhood lead action plan—and it’s underwhelming, to say the least. Former Administrator Scott Pruitt pledged to eradicate the toxic metal while leading the agency, but it looks like the EPA is falling short on that promise. The agency published its Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Dec 20

Report: White House Booting Scott Pruitt ‘Loyalists’ at EPA, Hopes You Will Think This Is Progress

With noted scandal-causer Scott Pruitt out at the Environmental Protection Agency and his replacement, former fossil fuel lobbyist and now-acting administrator Andrew Wheeler in, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly moved to purge what remains of Pruitt’s cabal of cronies. According to the Daily Beast, multiple sources confirmed that three top staffers favored by Pruitt…

Climate Change Tom McKay Jul 24

Meet the New EPA Chief, Same As the Old EPA Chief (But Maybe Less Obviously Corrupt)

Andrew Wheeler, former aide to climate change denier Sen. James Inhofe, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee staff director, and more recently fossil-fuel lobbyist, is now temporarily in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency following the resignation of scandal-plagued former administrator Scott Pruitt. While Wheeler seems less likely to hang out with climate change-denying accused…

Climate Change Tom McKay Jul 11

So Long, Scandal Boy

Scott Pruitt, man of many scandals, has resigned. He had one heck of a run. On Thursday afternoon, President Trump tweeted that the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had turned in his resignation, and that his deputy would take over for him as acting EPA administrator on Monday. It comes after a…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Jul 5

The EPA’s Top Ethics Official Is Urging More Investigations Into Scott Pruitt

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is under 13 concurrent federal investigations into everything from his exorbitant 24/7 security detail and habit of backstabbing whistleblowing subordinates to pricey plane tickets and cozy relationships with lobbyists. But apparently that’s not enough for the EPA’s principal deputy general counsel and chief ethics officer Kevin Minoli, who the New…

Tech News Tom McKay Jul 1

Scott Pruitt Was So Sloppy Telling Oil Execs and Cronies He Could Get Them Hired, It’s Embarrassing

Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s scandal-mired EPA chief and a man so committed to destroying his own agency that he’s willing to have dinner with accused child predators that also don’t believe in climate change, somehow managed to be even dumber and lazier about stacking the EPA with cronies and energy industry shills than one might…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 26

New Scott Pruitt Scandal Generator Is Way Too Real

Scott Pruitt is so toxic he’s practically a Superfund unto himself. The Environmental Protection Agency administrator has been buffeted by myriad ethical scandals, from cozying up to those he’s supposed to keep in check to general press hostility, spending $24,450 to build a “privacy room”, unanswered FOIA requests, buying a bulletproof desk, and getting a…

Environmental Justice Paola Rosa-Aquino Jun 8

Lots of Congress Members Think Pruitt’s Science ‘Transparency’ Rule Is Garbage

Everyone seems to be tiring of Scott Pruitt’s many scandals, but now it seems people are even getting sick of his crappy policies. A group of 103 Congress members that includes Republicans sent a letter on Thursday to asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator to kill a rule he proposed that would limit the…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Jun 7

Scott Pruitt Has to Justify Lying About Climate Change on National TV

Area scandal lover Scott Pruitt is a man known for saying many dumb things about climate change. Now he’s being compelled to say where he gets his information from, and it could be very revealing. A judge ruled earlier this week that the Environmental Protection Agency must respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Jun 6

Scott Pruitt Spent $3,200 on Stationery, Took VIP Basketball Tickets From a Kentucky Coal Baron

It can be tough to keep up with the many allegations of misconduct circulating about Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, because there’s so many of them flying out the door. Over the past few months alone, internal EPA teams have failed to identify any credible threats that would justify Pruitt’s $3 million budget for…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 3

The EPA Barred Flint’s Representatives From Attending Its Toxic Water Summit [Updated]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues its descent into authoritarianism under Scott Pruitt. At a summit about reducing toxic chemicals in drinking water, the agency reportedly barred staff from Rep. Dan Kildee’s (D-Michigan) district from entering. Kildee’s district includes Flint, which has been mired in the biggest toxic water scandal in the country for years.…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn May 23

scott pruitt

EPA’s Very Own Scandal Boy Is Back

EPA Ghoul Scott Pruitt Is Plotting His Comeback

9 Environmental Crimes That Would Make Great Movies

Right-Wing Media Outraged Energy Secretary Talked About Climate Change and Miami Condo Collapse

Top Climate Scientist Blasts Government Lab After Denier Invited to Speak

The EPA Is Doing Its Job Again

EPA Cleans Out Trump-Era Shills on Its Science Advisory Boards

EPA’s Climate Change Sub-Site Is Back, Baby

Behold Scott Pruitt’s Soundproof Panic Room, As Seen From His Other Panic Room

The Trump Administration’s Hyped Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure Includes No Actual Plans

Report: White House Booting Scott Pruitt ‘Loyalists’ at EPA, Hopes You Will Think This Is Progress

Meet the New EPA Chief, Same As the Old EPA Chief (But Maybe Less Obviously Corrupt)

So Long, Scandal Boy

The EPA’s Top Ethics Official Is Urging More Investigations Into Scott Pruitt

Scott Pruitt Was So Sloppy Telling Oil Execs and Cronies He Could Get Them Hired, It’s Embarrassing

New Scott Pruitt Scandal Generator Is Way Too Real

Lots of Congress Members Think Pruitt’s Science ‘Transparency’ Rule Is Garbage

Scott Pruitt Has to Justify Lying About Climate Change on National TV

Scott Pruitt Spent $3,200 on Stationery, Took VIP Basketball Tickets From a Kentucky Coal Baron

The EPA Barred Flint’s Representatives From Attending Its Toxic Water Summit [Updated]

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