Pruitt

Pruitt Proposes Rule on Scientific Research, Preps for House Hearings

Embattled U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt proposed a rule Tuesday designed to change how future environmental regulations are promulgated by restricting the agency to using publicly-available scientific research.

April 25, 2018

Pruitt’s Soundproof Phone Booth Violated Federal Law, Says GAO

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated federal law when it bought and installed a “soundproof privacy booth” in the Washington, DC, office of Administrator Scott Pruitt, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

April 16, 2018

Clean Power Plan Does Not Tread On FERC Jurisdiction, Say Former Commissioners

Contrary to suggestions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Clean Power Plan (CPP) does not interfere with the authority of FERC or threaten the affordability and reliability of the nation’s electricity supply, according to a trio of former Commissioners.

April 4, 2018

Pruitt Opens CPP Repeal Process; Impact on Energy Industry Unclear

Sides were predictably drawn in the early debate over Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s announcement that the Trump administration will issue a proposed rule to end the controversial Clean Power Plan (CPP), but what practical impact the move will have is less clear.

October 10, 2017

EPA Readying Tuesday Rollout to Repeal Clean Power Plan, Pruitt Says

The Trump administration will issue a proposed rule Tuesday to end the controversial Clean Power Plan (CPP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday.

October 9, 2017

EPA’s Pruitt Denies White House Will Suppress Climate Change Report

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt said the agency would evaluate a report on climate change, and derided the Obama administration for its apologetic stance on the issue and on the politicization of science in general.

August 15, 2017
Appeals Court Drops Stay on EPA Methane Emission Rules; Longer Halt in Works

Appeals Court Drops Stay on EPA Methane Emission Rules; Longer Halt in Works

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday removed a stay of the Obama administration’s methane emission reduction rules that had been issued by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt.

July 5, 2017

Democratic Senator Again Questions EPA’s Pruitt About Devon Ties

Citing a report that Obama-era environmental enforcement against Devon Energy Corp. could be rolled back, a high-ranking Senate Democrat is once again questioning Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt over his ties to the Oklahoma City-based operator.

May 24, 2017

Pruitt Says Dismissed Science Panelists Can Reapply, Expects New WOTUS Rule by 2018

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt said the members of a key scientific advisory panel he dismissed last week can reapply to the panel, and he believes that in some cases they could be reinstated.

May 12, 2017

EPA Reportedly Dismisses Several Members of Key Scientific Advisory Panel

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly dismissed several members of a key scientific advisory panel, just weeks after lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a pair of bills designed to change how the agency conducts its research.

May 9, 2017