April 11, 2018
A Question of Ethics
Scott Pruitt’s many controversies — and his misleading responses to many of them — have left a trail of dozens of important unanswered questions. The unanswered questions touch on virtually every aspect of Pruitt’s job, including staffing, use of taxpayer money, and personal ethics.
These ethical issues are important not only because Pruitt holds a public trust, but because his connections to lobbyists lead directly to more pollution and health problems for American families.
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.
