Several commentators have characterized the selection of Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to become the next EPA Administrator as a sharp stick in the eye to the agency and its employees.

As the former Attorney General of Oklahoma, Scott Pruitt took office as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—but his policies signaled a major shift away from environmental regulation. In ...

Scott Pruitt’s tenure as head of the Environmental ... a 26-year-old aide he installed at the EPA from his home state of Oklahoma, helped him find a new place. “There’s a general prohibition ...

President Donald Trump announced today (July 5) that Scott Pruitt, the former Oklahoma Attorney General he handpicked to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has resigned from his post.

The White House reportedly views the Pruitt situation as "unsustainable" Pressure is building on embattled US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott ... by the former Oklahoma attorney ...