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Scott Pruitt's approach to pollution control will make the air dirtier and Americans less healthy

  • Written by Robert Percival, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maryland
Smog alert in Cleveland, Ohio, July 20, 1973.USEPA

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s ethical lapses and extravagant spending habits have distracted the public from what he is doing to roll back important environmental protections.

Pruitt helped persuade President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris climate accord,...

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