Environmental Protection Agency
Scott Pruitt Is an Enemy of Environmental Protection
The would-be EPA chief's confirmation hearing was an ideological battle for the future of the agency.
Watch the Senate Grill Trump's EPA Pick, Climate Change Skeptic Scott Pruitt
Pruitt will testify in front of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday at 10 AM EST.
What Would Happen if the EPA Stopped Working Altogether?
Scott Pruitt, Trump's pick to head the EPA, pretty much hates the EPA. What if he decides to shut the whole thing down?
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Trump chooses climate change sceptic to lead the EPA, two teens charged with arson in Tennessee wildfires, Assad says taking control of Aleppo would be a "huge step" toward winning civil war, and more.
Trump’s EPA Pick Is a Shill For the Oil Industry
Scott Pruitt, the attorney general picked to run the Environmental Protection Agency, has built his career on challenging environmental regulations.
Trump Picked a Guy Who Loves Fossil Fuels to Run the EPA
As Oklahoma's attorney general, Scott Pruitt has spent a lot of time suing the very department he might soon be running.
The EPA Will Begin Regulating These 10 Chemicals as Potentially Toxic
Asbestos makes the list, but the others are less well known. And the big question remains: will the agency be able to keep doing this under President Trump?
Why It Matters That Trump's Attorney General Pick Is a Climate Change Skeptic
Congressman Jeff Sessions has already raised alarm bells for comments on race, but his new role also puts him in charge of prosecuting federal environmental crimes.