March 21, 2018
Since taking the helm at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt has sabotaged the agency’s mission by strangling its budget, tearing down environmental safeguards, putting industry insiders in charge of the agency, and stamping out science that supports environmental protection. His reckless agenda is putting polluters first, while putting millions of Americans at grave risk of harm. In addition, Pruitt’s unethical and possibly illegal behavior has violated the public trust and eroded the confidence of Americans in the EPA’s ability to protect us. For all these reasons, Scott Pruitt is unfit to lead the EPA and should be fired.
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.
