wpwgcartoons:Clay Bennett Cartoon from 2016-12-09Pruitt has a combative history with the agency he is poised to lead. The EPA’s Clean Power diagram,which would limit states’ greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, is currently tied up in the courts by a Pruitt-backed lawsuit. He has argued that federal emissions limits violate states’ rights and could drive up electricity rates.
Pruitt has also sued the EPA over tougher regulations of water bodies under the federal Clean Water Act, or which could force certain industries to clean up wastewater.
Christian Science Monitor: Trump nominates staunch EPA foe Scott Pruitt as agency he
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