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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns

From The Hill

Scott Pruitt will resign from his position leading the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, following months of high-profile controversies regarding his spending, ethics and management at the agency.

In a tweet Thursday, President Trump confirmed Pruitt’s …

July 5, 2018 - 4:47 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Regulatory
Gasoline Demand: EPA Tosses Fuel Economy Rule, Seeks to Revoke California’s Ability to Set Own Standard

Gasoline Demand: EPA Tosses Fuel Economy Rule, Seeks to Revoke California’s Ability to Set Own Standard

Pruitt says federal requirement to hit 55 miles per gallon by 2025 will be replaced by different federal number, taking input from all states

From the L.A. Times

Setting up its most aggressive clash yet with California over environmental standards, …

April 3, 2018 - 2:26 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
EPA Chief Pulls Plug on Clean Power Plan

EPA Chief Pulls Plug on Clean Power Plan

For coal the damage is already done, plants are switching to natural gas

Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to repeal the prior administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP).…

The War on Coal is Done: Pruitt

The War on Coal is Done: Pruitt

EPA launches Back-to-Basics agenda at Pennsylvania coal mine

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt visited the Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., last week where he announced EPA’s Back-to-Basics agenda, cementing his earlier statement that the new administration has declared …

Rolling Back the Red Tape: Pruitt Withdraws EPA’s Request for Equipment and Emissions Counts at Existing Oil & Gas Sites

Rolling Back the Red Tape: Pruitt Withdraws EPA’s Request for Equipment and Emissions Counts at Existing Oil & Gas Sites

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is withdrawing its request that owners and operators in the oil and natural gas industry provide information on equipment and emissions at existing oil and gas operations.

The withdrawal is effective immediately, …