Feb 21 WATCH: Scott Pruitt makes first speech as EPA director By News Desk Former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt made his first speech as head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, to employees at the EPA's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 6:56 What EPA’s Scott Pruitt means for environmental policy and regulation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 17 Senate confirms Pruitt as head of EPA By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Scott Pruitt was approved Friday by a vote of 52-46, over the strong objections of environmental groups. Continue reading
Feb 02 GOP senators move Trump EPA pick ahead as Dems boycott vote By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Republicans voted to send to the full Senate the nomination of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading
Jan 24 Trump issues EPA media blackout and suspends agency’s grants By Michael Biesecker and John Flesher, Associated Press The Trump administration has instituted a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants, part of a broader communications clampdown within the executive branch. Continue reading
Jan 19 EPA pick is unclear about toxic lead levels. So are scientists By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Democrats slammed Scott Pruitt for saying he didn't know the science on toxic lead levels for kids, but in fact there's a robust scientific debate on that. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 15:00 Where things stand for Trump’s Cabinet amid tough questioning By PBS News Hour Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees have faced tough questioning. At Rep. Tom Price's hearing, the spotlight fell on the fate of the Affordable Care Act and his own history. Lisa Desjardins and Jeffrey Brown report on the scrutiny… Continue watching
Jan 18 In break with Trump, EPA pick says climate change isn’t hoax By Michael Biesecker and Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's choice to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told senators Wednesday that climate change is real, breaking with both the president-elect and his own past statements. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 12:06 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s understanding of presidential power By PBS News Hour Names of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks continue to emerge on a daily basis. Judy Woodruff sits down with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss whether Mr. Trump’s Cabinet choices are antithetical to… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:27 Trump meets with first responders to Ohio State stabbings By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump left New York on Thursday and flew to Columbus, Ohio, to meet with first responders to last week’s stabbings at Ohio State University. Meanwhile, he formally announced Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change… Continue watching