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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt during an interview in his office at the EPA headquarters in Washington on Oct. 25, 2017.

Pruitt unveils controversial “transparency” rule Tuesday limiting what research EPA can use

April 24, 2018 at 9:12 p.m.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt proposed a rule Tuesday that would establish new standards for what science could be used in writing agency regulations, according to individuals briefed on...

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies Wednesday in Washington during his confirmation hearing to become secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency.

EPA documents question justification for Pruitt’s 24/7 security detail, first-class travel

April 10, 2018 at 4:06 p.m.

Two Democratic senators demanded a congressional inquiry Tuesday into the justification underpinning the round-the-clock security detail for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, citing new documents suggesting that level of...

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks at the White House on June 2.

As new details emerge, Scott Pruitt’s housing arrangements come under scrutiny

March 30, 2018 at 9:56 p.m.

Scott Pruitt's unusual housing arrangement during much of last year - when he paid a lobbyist a modest sum each night for staying in a Capitol Hill condo she co-owned...

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt ...

New documents show nearly $68,000 in recent premium flights, hotel stays for EPA’s Pruitt

March 20, 2018 at 9:59 p.m.

The Environmental Protection Agency turned over documents to Congress late Tuesday detailing nearly $68,000 in newly disclosed travel costs for Administrator Scott Pruitt during the past seven months.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to ...

Trump has long vowed to slash government. Now the knives are finally coming out.

February 26, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.

The four muskrats last roamed free on Nov. 20, 1908, near Farmington, N.M., when Charles Birdseye trapped, skinned and delivered them to the nation's capital.

Snout of the Triassic phytosaur Pravusuchus, part of a specimen looted from BENM in the 1990s.

Spectacular fossils found at Bears Ears — right where Trump removed protections

February 23, 2018 at 8:31 p.m.

One of the world's richest troves of Triassic-period fossils has been discovered in an area of Bears Ears National Monument that just lost its protected status, scientists announced Thursday. President...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke gives a speech before President Donald Trump arrives at Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Dec. 4.

Two scientists have left the Interior Department after Zinke demanded confidential energy data

February 21, 2018 at 8:25 p.m.

Two senior U.S. Geological Survey officials have stepped down after Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke demanded that they provide his office with confidential data on the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska before it...

First-class travel distinguishes Scott Pruitt’s EPA tenure

February 12, 2018 at 10:48 a.m.

Just days after helping orchestrate the United States' exit from a global climate accord last June, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt embarked on a whirlwind tour aimed at championing...

The telltale red coloring, humped back and hooked jaw indicate a male kokanee salmon.

Pruitt pushes back on finding that would restrict pesticides’ use to protect fish

February 6, 2018 at 9:23 p.m.

For months, chemical companies have waged a campaign to reverse findings by federal fisheries scientists that could curb the use of pesticides based on the threat they pose to endangered...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the White House on Oct. 7, 2017.

White House to withdraw controversial nominee to head Council on Environmental Quality

February 3, 2018 at 8:20 p.m.

The White House plans to withdraw its controversial nominee to head the Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Hartnett White, according to two administration officials briefed on the matter who spoke...

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