In His Haste to Roll Back Rules, Scott Pruitt, E.P.A. Chief, Risks His Agenda Image

The following article by Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman was posted on the New York Times website April 7, 2018:

Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency faced career repercussions after questioning the spending of its administrator, Scott Pruitt, center. Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP

WASHINGTON — As ethical questions threaten the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Scott Pruitt, President Trump has defended him with a persuasive conservative argument: Mr. Pruitt is doing a great job at what he was hired to do, roll back regulations.

But legal experts and White House officials say that in Mr. Pruitt’s haste to undo government rules and in his eagerness to hold high-profile political events promoting his agenda, he has often been less than rigorous in following important procedures, leading to poorly crafted legal efforts that risk being struck down in court. Continue reading “In His Haste to Roll Back Rules, Scott Pruitt, E.P.A. Chief, Risks His Agenda Image”