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Donors Who Met with EPA Administrator Pruitt Gave $117 Million to Republicans and Conservative Causes

May 9, 2018

Environmental Integrity Project Releases Database of Meetings and Campaign Contributions Washington, D.C. – During his first 14 months in office, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt met with companies and organizations that… Read more

Report Finds Rapidly Growing “Green” Energy Industry Releases Dangerous Air Pollution

April 26, 2018

Half of Wood Pellet Plants in U.S. Violate Pollution Limits or Fail to Install Required Emissions Control Equipment Washington, D.C. – A booming new industry that cuts down forests in… Read more

New Analysis of EPA Proposal Reveals It Fails to Protect Children from Coal Ash Pollution

April 20, 2018

EPA Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday on Trump Administration Plan to Roll Back 2015 Coal Ash Regulations Washington, D.C. -- A new, close review of the Trump EPA’s draft plan to… Read more

Government Watchdog Concludes EPA Violated Federal Law

April 16, 2018

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report concludes that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt broke the law by installing a $43,000 sound-proof phone booth in his offices. The EPA “was required to… Read more

EPA Administrator’s Aide Reveals Frequent “Business” Trips to OK were Pretexts for Pruitt’s Personal Travel on Taxpayers’ Dime

April 12, 2018

A letter signed by five members of Congress today reveals that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s former deputy chief of staff, Kevin Chmielewski, a former Trump campaign aide, testified to Congressional investigators… Read more

Environmental Integrity Project Calls on Scott Pruitt to Immediately Resign

April 3, 2018

EIP Director Eric Schaeffer Cites Multiple Scandals Enveloping EPA Administrator and Betrayal of Public Trust Washington, D.C. – In light of multiple, growing scandals over EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s mismanagement… Read more

More than 300 Former EPA Officials Urge Inspector to Complete Investigations of Pruitt Ethics Issues

April 2, 2018

Probe by EPA Office of Inspector General into Administrator’s Travel and Mismanagement Drags on into Ninth Month Washington, D.C. – On a day EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testified before a… Read more

Mayor Pugh Signs Landmark Bill to Protect Baltimore from Dangerous Crude Oil Shipments

March 29, 2018

Mayor Pugh’s action on the Crude Oil Terminal Prohibition, which the Baltimore City Council passed in a sweeping 14-1 vote, protects Baltimoreans from dangerous crude oil shipments and climate change.… Read more

EPA Administrator Lived in Townhouse Linked to Lobbyist with Clients Regulated by EPA, including OK Gas & Electric

March 28, 2018

Environmental Integrity Project Calls for a Federal Investigation of Scott Pruitt’s Financial Ties to Energy Industry Washington, D.C. – EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt had been living in an apartment in… Read more

New Report Shows Rollback of Federal Air Pollution Control Rule Will Multiply Toxic Emissions

March 26, 2018

Examination of 12 Industrial Plants in IL, IN, MI, MN, and OH Show Toxic Air Pollution Could Increase 4 X Washington, D.C. – A new report concludes that a Trump… Read more

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