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| Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to lead EPA, reports say Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to lead EPA, reports say | |
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| President-elect Donald Trump plans to appoint Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to multiple media reports. | President-elect Donald Trump plans to appoint Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to multiple media reports. |
| Pruitt was elected attorney general in November 2010 and has focused on restoring more regulatory oversight to states and limiting federal regulations. | Pruitt was elected attorney general in November 2010 and has focused on restoring more regulatory oversight to states and limiting federal regulations. |
| As his state’s top legal official, he sued the agency is he poised to lead multiple times, including a pending lawsuit to topple the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of Barack Obama’s climate change strategy. | As his state’s top legal official, he sued the agency is he poised to lead multiple times, including a pending lawsuit to topple the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of Barack Obama’s climate change strategy. |
| Pruitt on Wednesday held his second meeting with Trump, who takes office on 20 January. Trump’s decision to appoint him was reported by Reuters, citing a Trump transition team source, among other media outlets. | Pruitt on Wednesday held his second meeting with Trump, who takes office on 20 January. Trump’s decision to appoint him was reported by Reuters, citing a Trump transition team source, among other media outlets. |
| Reuters contributed to this report | Reuters contributed to this report |