"Two Top Aides to Scott Pruitt Quit the E.P.A. Unexpectedly"

"WASHINGTON — Two top aides to Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency chief who is facing an array of investigations related to his spending and management practices, have resigned amid widening scrutiny of their roles at the agency.

The departures include Pasquale Perrotta, who served as Mr. Pruitt’s chief of security and was the architect of the costly and unusual team of bodyguards and other protective measures provided to Mr. Pruitt — measures that critics have called unnecessary.

Also departing was Albert Kelly, a longtime friend of Mr. Pruitt’s and a former banker until receiving a lifetime ban from the finance industry last year following a banking violation. At the E.P.A. Mr. Kelly ran the agency’s Superfund program, which oversees the cleanup of hazardous waste sites."

Coral Davenport reports for the New York Times May 1, 2018.

SEE ALSO:

"Two Top EPA Staffers Resign Amid Ethics Probes" (Reuters)

"Two Officials Close to EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resign Amid Scrutiny" (Washington Post)

Pruitt's Security, Superfund Chiefs Leave As Probe Heats Up (Politico)