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    Is Scott Pruitt really changing the environment?

    EPA Director Scott Pruitt is the latest Trump Cabinet member to face ethics charges. He’s also trying to undo as many regulations on industries as he can.

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 18, 2018 • 1 min read

    EPA Director Scott Pruitt is the latest Trump Cabinet member to face ethics charges. He’s also trying to undo as many regulations on industries as he can. His Obama-era predecessor, Gina McCarthy, tells us he’s not up to that job, but she still insists that damage is being done. Will Pruitt’s legacy be an EPA that’s not equipped to live up to its mission: protecting the environment and public health?

    Photo credit: Gage Skidmore.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Juliet Eilperin

      senior national affairs correspondent for The Washington Post

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      Gina McCarthy

      Director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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