Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has been cleared of an environmental group’s accusations that he violated the agency’s scientific integrity policy by saying that carbon dioxide was not the principal cause of global warming.

The agency’s Office of the Science Adviser said Pruitt has the right to express his opinion even if it is found to be controversial, according to a Tuesday report.

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