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"E.P.A. Officials Sidelined After Questioning Scott Pruitt"

"At least five officials at the Environmental Protection Agency, four of them high-ranking, were reassigned or demoted, or requested new jobs in the past year after they raised concerns about the spending and management of the agency’s administrator, Scott Pruitt."

Source: NY Times, 04/06/2018

"U.S. Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees Refiners From Biofuels Law"

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the request of 25 small refineries to be exempted from the nation’s biofuels laws, an agency source said on Wednesday, marking a big increase from previous years and triggering an outcry from farm groups worried the move will hurt ethanol demand."

Source: Reuters, 04/05/2018

"Pruitt Taps Conservative News Outlets To Assail His Critics"

"U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt pushed back on ethics allegations swirling around his rent of a lobbyist-linked condo last year. In interviews with conservative-leaning news outlets, the EPA chief said he was being targeted for his success in implementing President Trump's agenda of rolling back environmental regulations... ."

Source: Greenwire, 04/05/2018

"White House Says Trump Not OK With Pruitt's Apartment Deal"

"President Donald Trump is not OK with the deal Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt received to rent a room in Washington from the family of an energy lobbyist, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday."

Source: CNN, 04/05/2018

Amid Scandals, Scott Pruitt Blacklists Reporters From EPA Announcement

"Reporters from Politico, Buzzfeed, and other outlets noted that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt barred them from his April 3 announcement about loosening automobile fuel economy standards. Pruitt is currently under fire for a slew of scandals and seemingly corrupt activities, including a sweetheart deal he got to rent a D.C. condo from the wife of an energy lobbyist."

Source: Media Matters, 04/04/2018

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