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Scott Pruitt
July 29, 2024
Robert Schlesinger
J.D. Vance Proves It: Trump Hires the Very Worst People
Trump’s new running mate will haunt him just like all of the fools and weasels from his first administration.
October 26, 2020
Natasha Geiling
Scott Pruitt Was Even More Selfish and Vengeful Than We Thought
A new lawsuit sheds light on whistleblower retaliation at the Environmental Protection Agency.
June 20, 2019
Emily Atkin
We Gotta Pay More Attention to This Boring Guy
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is not nearly as fun to read about as Scott Pruitt was. But he's proving far more effective at screwing the planet.
May 7, 2019
Matt Ford
The Ignoble Afterlife of the Trump Staffer
John Kelly is the latest former official to cash in on his experience working for a corrupt and immoral administration.
January 16, 2019
Emily Atkin
A Coal Baron’s Takeover of the EPA Is Nearly Complete
Andrew Wheeler used to lobby for Murray Energy. Now he's making its CEO's deregulatory dreams a reality.
December 18, 2018
Emily Atkin
Lobbyists Are Feasting in Trump’s Swamp
The administration has become an ethics nightmare, as former industry shills now lead the EPA and the Interior Department.
October 26, 2018
Jeet Heer
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has another conflict of interest that needs investigating.
August 20, 2018
Jeet Heer
Scott Pruitt enjoyed perhaps the most expensive phone calls in history.
July 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
The White House P.R. ‘Nightmare’ That Never Came
A once-suppressed report on water contamination in military communities has led to little action, victims say. But there are rumblings in Congress.
July 6, 2018
Emily Atkin
The new EPA chief has his first controversy.
July 5, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Is Gone. His Assault on the Environment Continues.
The next EPA chief might not be as blatantly corrupt, but the Trump agenda remains the same.
July 5, 2018
Jeet Heer
Scott Pruitt will always be a hero to his right-wing fans.
July 5, 2018
Emily Atkin
Did Scott Pruitt’s secret calendars break the law?
July 3, 2018
Jeet Heer
Melania Trump figures out a way to make six figures First Ladying.
June 29, 2018
Emily Atkin
‘There’s No Happier Person in America Right Now Than Scott Pruitt’
How Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement could help the EPA chief on his quest to weaken clean air and water regulations.
June 22, 2018
Alex Shephard
Wilbur Ross’s Financial Shenanigans Should Be a Massive Scandal
The Commerce secretary has flown under the radar, thanks to the migrant family-separation crisis. But a reckoning is coming this fall.
June 22, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Military Drinking-Water Crisis the White House Tried to Hide
A new, previously suppressed report has grave implications for service members, veterans, and their families.
June 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s Passive-Aggressive War on Reporters
The EPA chief is making journalists wait longer than a year for even the simplest document requests.
June 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
More and more Republicans are calling on Scott Pruitt to resign.
June 7, 2018
Sarah Jones
Scott Pruitt’s scandals throw David Shulkin’s firing in stark relief.
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