The following article by lauren Meier and Haley Britzky was posted on the Axios website July 5, 2018:
Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt has resigned following months of bizarre scandals.
President Trump quickly tweeted that he accepted his resignation, thanking him for his time with the agency, adding that “the future of the EPA is very bright!” Deputy Administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist and top aide to Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, will take over as head of the EPA.