Energy and Environment

Tom Carper asks EPA inspector general to investigate Scott Pruitt’s $40,000 Morocco trip

By Josh Siegel
Published December 18, 2017 10:00pm ET
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Tom Carper asks EPA inspector general to investigate Scott Pruitt’s $40,000 Morocco trip
The top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee says Scott Pruitt's four-day trip to Morocco was inappropriate because the EPA plays no formal role in overseeing natural gas exports. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware, the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, on Monday asked the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general to investigate Administrator Scott Pruitt’s recent trip to Morocco to promote natural gas.

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