July 03, 2018
By Miranda Green and Timothy Cama –
About half of the 40 letters and notes sent by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt have gone to the heads of prominent industry groups, according to documents released under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the Sierra Club.
Ten of the letters were sent to fossil fuel industry heads — including notes addressed to BP, Chevron Corp., the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Gas Association.
Other industry heads who received notes from Pruitt include leaders of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Association of Wheat Growers and Waste Management.
The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is “to protect human health and the environment.” Disgraced EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt tried his best to undermine this vital mission by choosing to slash critical health protections and let corporate polluters off the hook. Now that Pruitt’s been booted, we need an EPA administrator dedicated to undoing his toxic agenda and restoring the agency to its core mission. Progress is possible and necessary – but another corporate crony or climate skeptic will not get us there.
Scott Pruitt is gone, but the fight is just beginning. We need an EPA administrator who puts our health and environment first, period. Any alternative is unacceptable.
