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| + | |title=Attorney General of Oklahoma | ||
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| + | |title=Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | ||
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| + | |title=Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 36th district | ||
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| + | |title=Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 54th district | ||
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| + | '''Scott Pruitt''' is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Oklahoma. He is the 14th [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]]. | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | As a [[lawyer]], Scott Pruitt sued the [[EPA]] 13 times.<ref>http://livetheorganicdream.com/scott-pruitt-goes-critics-agency-first-speech-epa-head/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==EPA Administrator== | ||
| + | ''[[WhoWhatWhy]]'' wrote in 2017 that "The Feb. 22 release of thousands of pages of emails from Scott Pruitt, approved by the Senate on Feb. 17 to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), only confirms what many environmentalists feared: the Trump administration will be fossil-fuel friendly to a fault."<ref>https://whowhatwhy.org/2017/02/28/can-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-surprise-everybody/</ref> | ||
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| + | The ''[[Washington Post]]'' said about his appointment "Scott Pruitt, longtime adversary of EPA, confirmed to lead the agency".<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/17/scott-pruitt-long-time-adversary-of-epa-confirmed-to-lead-the-agency/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 24 February 2018
 Scott Pruitt       (lawyer, politician) | |
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| Born | Edward Scott Pruitt 1968-05-09 Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown College, University of Tulsa |
| Children | • McKenna • Cade |
| Spouse | Marlyn Pruitt |
| Party | Republican |
Scott Pruitt is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Oklahoma. He is the 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Career
As a lawyer, Scott Pruitt sued the EPA 13 times.[1]
EPA Administrator
WhoWhatWhy wrote in 2017 that "The Feb. 22 release of thousands of pages of emails from Scott Pruitt, approved by the Senate on Feb. 17 to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), only confirms what many environmentalists feared: the Trump administration will be fossil-fuel friendly to a fault."[2]
The Washington Post said about his appointment "Scott Pruitt, longtime adversary of EPA, confirmed to lead the agency".[3]
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References
- ↑ http://livetheorganicdream.com/scott-pruitt-goes-critics-agency-first-speech-epa-head/
- ↑ https://whowhatwhy.org/2017/02/28/can-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-surprise-everybody/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/17/scott-pruitt-long-time-adversary-of-epa-confirmed-to-lead-the-agency/
