President-elect Trump formally announced his plan to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as the leader of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The statement released by Trump on Thursday confirmed reports that Pruitt, who has sued the EPA over regulations on multiple occasions, would be the country’s top environmental cop. He said Pruitt’s nomination is a sign that the EPA’s role will be reconfigured in his administration.
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