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The Head Of The EPA Is Waging War On The Agency From Inside

Before Scott Pruitt ran the Environmental Protection Agency, he railed against it. We look at how he's fighting it from the inside.

The Head Of The EPA Is Waging War On The Agency From Inside

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Alexandra Miller

By Alexandra Miller

Posted: 8:47 p.m. EST Nov 8, 2017

EPA Administrator Pruitt To End Obama's Clean Power Plan

Before Scott Pruitt ran the Environmental Protection Agency, he railed against it — the former Oklahoma attorney general sued the agency 14 times before taking over as its administrator. Now, he's working to make huge changes to the agency from within.

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