EPA’s Pruitt’s Favorite Rule: Eliminate Rules

摘要

When Scott Pruitt, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), enters the Capitol on April 26 to tes- tify before two House subcommittees, he will do so as one of the most despised-and beloved-political figures in Washington. Despised as the target of a series of ethics investigations and his aggressive approach to regulatory reform, Pruitt is also much admired by energy industry lobbyists for his efforts to roll back regu- lations in line with a key component of President Donald Trump’s agenda. Fif- teen months after the president’s inaugu- ration, Pruitt is said to be an Oval Office favorite because of his gung-ho approach to the mission.