How Scott Pruitt Is Reshaping the EPA in the First 100 Days
Upon winning the presidential elections in 2016, Donald Trump immediately moved to install Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies. Given Pruitt’s credentials as a long-term climate change denier who has links with big polluters, climate change and environmental activists were justifiably concerned that the gains made under the previous administration are set to be rolled back under the new. In the first 100 days, Pruitt has begun dismantling the Clean Power Plan. This legislation represents the only national carbon dioxide limit on industry. Its abandonment is guaranteed to see emissions of CO2 and other pollutants rocket in the short-term, which could have equally harmful effects on the environment and public health. To compound this act, Pruitt has also campaigned vociferously for the White House to pull…