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Andrew Rosenberg is Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit advocacy group for science in public policy.
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Science under the Trump Administration Attorney General Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma speaking at CPAC in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 3, 2016. Photo by Gage Skidmore Donald Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection agency is Scott Pruitt , Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma. In that capacity, he has sued that agency 19 times, and eight actions are still pending. Andrew Rosenberg, Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the nonpartisan Union of Concerned Scientists , voices concern that the EPA won't be taken seriously when it comes to environmental pollution — or climate change.
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