In his previous role as Oklahoma’s attorney general, the
Environmental Protection Agency’s new administrator regularly huddled with fossil
fuel firms and electric utilities about how to combat federal environmental
regulations and spoke to conservative political groups about what they call
government” overreach,” according to thousands of pages of emails released
Wednesday.
“The newly released
emails reveal a close and friendly relationship between Scott Pruitt’s
office and the fossil fuel industry, with frequent meetings, calls, dinners and
other events,” said Nick Surgey, research director for the Center for Media and
Democracy, which has sued to compel the release of the emails.
Here's friend of the environment Stefanik.
A national environmental organization is praising U.S. Rep.
Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, for her recent vote against rescinding an Obama
administration intended to reduce methane pollution from offshore oil and
natural gas wells.
Comment:
I realize that as a Rep, Ms. Stefanik doesn't
have a vote on Scott Pruitt. That said, he was put in at head of the EPA by
the president of her party whom she supported in the election in November. And
there is the whole voting to allow coal debris into streams thing.
In his previous role as Oklahoma’s attorney
general, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new administrator regularly
huddled with fossil fuel firms and electric utilities about how to combat
federal environmental regulations and spoke to conservative political groups
about what they call government” overreach,” according to thousands of pages of
emails released Wednesday. “The newly released emails reveal a close and
friendly relationship between Scott Pruitt’s office and the fossil fuel
industry, with frequent meetings, calls, dinners and other events,” said Nick Surgey,
research director for the Center for Media and Democracy, which has sued to
compel the release of the emails.
Not sure she can really be allowed to have it both ways.
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