California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) sued the EPA to compel it to say what steps were taken to ensure its rulemaking and procedures remain impartial despite Administrator Scott Pruitt's background as a onetime legal opponent of the agency. As Oklahoma's attorney general, Pruitt was among the first to legally challenge the Clean Power Plan, President Barack Obama's initiative to substantially wean the U.S. off fossil fuels by 2030. He also participated in challenges to Environmental Protection Agency rules aimed at reducing smog-causing ozone and methane as well as curbing other power plant pollutants.
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