Scott Pruitt Got Off Easy: Ecocide Is No Small Matter

Paul Street / Truthdig Jul 11, 2018 The former EPA chief’s career has been dedicated to two things: filling his family bank account and bending energy policy toward the extraction and burning of every last hydrocarbon on earth. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

8 Ways Departing EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Suppressed Science

Elizabeth Shogren / Reveal Jul 9, 2018 The Trump official leaves behind a legacy of environmental degradation, graft and corruption. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Scott Pruitt Resignation

Kevin Siers, The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Cagle Cartoons Jul 6, 2018 Dig deeper

Bye, Scott. Is Donald Next?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jul 6, 2018 Scott Pruitt's resignation as head of the Environmental Protection Agency is an ethical and environmental victory—and makes a case for the president's own resignation stronger. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Scandal-Plagued EPA Administrator Pruitt Resigns

MICHAEL BIESECKER, ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press Jul 5, 2018 Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt is the latest Trump Cabinet official to be forced out over ethics investigations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democrats Seek Criminal Probe of EPA’s Pruitt

MICHAEL BIESECKER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press Jun 8, 2018 House Democrats formally request a Justice Department investigation into Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt on the grounds that he sought to leverage his position for personal gain. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

EPA Head Dodges Questions on Chick-fil-A Issue

ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MICHAEL BIESECKER / The Associated Press Jun 6, 2018 One of Scott Pruitt's aides resigns in the wake of allegations that he used his office to try to get his wife a business opportunity with the company. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ex-Chemical Industry Lawyer to Head EPA Task Force

MICHAEL BIESECKER / The Associated Press Jun 1, 2018 Steven Cook is named to the Superfund Task Force, which Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt created to revamp the agency's oversight of cleanup at more than 1,300 toxic sites. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pruitt’s Scandals Obscure Environmental Degradation Under Trump

Justin Anderson / FAIR May 31, 2018 The administration has been dismantling environmental regulations while pushing fossil fuel-friendly policies likely to have disastrous long-term effects on the environment and public health. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

China’s Green Shift Positions It to Overtake U.S. in Energy, Security

Juan Cole / Informed Content May 27, 2018 The country's turn to wind and solar is not only to protect the environment, although the Chinese government faced increasing urban protests if it did not clean up the air. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

EPA Bars News Outlets, Removes Reporter From Hearing

Elizabeth Preza / AlterNet May 22, 2018 Both CNN and The Associated Press are denied access to a summit on contaminated drinking water. The agency says there was a lack of space to accommodate them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Financial Hardships of Trump’s Friends

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org May 9, 2018 Trumponomics is a thin veneer of an excuse for giving America’s rich, such as billionaire Carl Icahn, whatever they want, while sticking it to everyone else. (At left, a drawing of Icahn.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )