The EPA’s Legal Nemesis Is Confirmed as Its New Leader
Here’s what happens now that Scott Pruitt has been approved by the Senate.
Scott Pruitt, the former attorney general of Oklahoma, was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 52-46 to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday afternoon, after a marathon all-night session in which Democrats held the floor for hours to oppose his nomination.
The vote came less than a day after an Oklahoma court between his office and the oil-and-gas industry, saying Pruitt had been in
