January 29, 2018
From January 5-10, 2018, Hart Research conducted a national online poll to learn how to best make the case that Scott Pruitt should no longer serve as EPA administrator. We began with a representative sample of voters, but screened out the approximately 15% of the electorate who identify as strong Republicans and who strongly approve of Donald Trump’s performance in office. The 1,000 interviews we completed are representative of the remaining 85% of voters.
The most important thing to emerge from this poll is that we have the ability to
convincingly demonstrate to the American public that Scott Pruitt has acted
unethically while in office and that that his actions as EPA administrator have
put us at risk and demand further scrutiny.
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.
