Pruitt Threatens to Cut Funds for DOJ Environmental Litigation, Spends $58K on Taxpayer-Funded Flights

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By Lorraine ChowSep 28, 2017, 11:07 am129 pts
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) Administrator Scott Pruitt —who made a career out of suing the agency he now heads over clean air, water and climate safeguards—is trying to stop the enforcement of existing pollution-control laws by cutting off major funding for the Department of Justice's…

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