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    Is the fox in charge of the henhouse at the EPA?

    During his confirmation hearing, President Trump's new EPA administrator was asked if the agency had any regulation he could support. He couldn't name one.  Now, years of emails have been released showing Scott Pruitt's cozy relationship with fossil fuel companies while he was Oklahoma's attorney general.

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 27, 2017 • 1 min read

    During his confirmation hearing, President Trump's new EPA administrator was asked if the agency had any regulation he could support. He couldn't name one. Now, years of emails have been released showing Scott Pruitt's cozy relationship with fossil fuel companies while he was Oklahoma's attorney general.

    Pruitt has plans to roll back rules designed to curtail climate change, and environmentalists predict increased pollution of air and water. We hear what might be next in the latest battle between public health and the claim that excess regulation kills jobs and prevents economic growth.

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    Is Pruitt the fox guarding the henhouse of clean water and power?
    1. 1:23Trump proposes a boost to defense, cuts everywhere else
    2. 8:01Is the fox in charge of the henhouse at the EPA?You’re reading this
    3. 41:20Oscar's big night eclipsed by an unbelievable finale
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Andrea Brody

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

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      Alex Guillén

      Politico

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Is Pruitt the fox guarding the henhouse of clean water and power?
    1. 1:23Trump proposes a boost to defense, cuts everywhere else
    2. 8:01Is the fox in charge of the henhouse at the EPA?You’re reading this
    3. 41:20Oscar's big night eclipsed by an unbelievable finale
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