Pruitt deploys EPA’s elite frogmen in post-hurricane inspections

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The Environmental Protection Agency deployed a team of divers Friday to begin inspecting a flooded toxic waste site in Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

“EPA remains committed to providing the necessary resources and personnel to ensure those affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey receive proper agency attention,” said Administrator Scott Pruitt on Friday after arriving in Houston to tour the Superfund waste sites.

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