Without Pruitt, Industry Expects Less Heavy-Handed Superfund Focus

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Scott Pruitt's resignation as EPA administrator could produce a shift in how the Superfund program is handled -moving from what industry sources say was a heavy-handed focus from the administrator's office and unpredictable cleanup decisions to more deliberative decisions rooted in legal authorities - although sources doubt an abrupt 180-degree turn will occur."I would say this can only be good for the return to a sense of good science and deliberative process in the Superfund program," one industry source says of Pruitt's departure.Pruitt "was hell-bent for speed" on Superfund cleanups, mostly focused on "shovels in the ground," and was "very heavy-handed with regional staff," the source says of Pruitt's handling of Superfund cleanups.President Donald Trump announced Pruitt's resignation in a July 5 message on Twitter, following months of ethics scandals. Deputy EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler became acting administrator July 9, a role he could fill for much of the rest of Trump's current term.