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The article reports on the move by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acting head Andrew Wheeler to stop two key programs by his predecessor Scott Pruitt aimed at rolling back environmental regulations. Also cited are the resignation of Pruitt due to ethics investigations, the anticipated legal challenges against the regulations rollback, as well as the comment of environmental law expert Professor Richard L. Revesz on the developments.

The article discusses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) head Scott Pruitt's loophole allowing for an increase to diesel freight truck manufacturing, including in regard to the trucks' emissions, within the context of Pruitt's resignation from the E.P.A.

The article offers a glance at status of environment and economic policies in 2018 under the U.S. president Donald Trump's administration. It includes plans to eliminate environmental regulations such as the Clean Power Plan as announced by the Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt and forecast of the infrastructure bill.

The article discusses the preparations taken by Scott Pruitt the head of Environmental Protection Agency for his testimony for an ethics investigation. It talks about the various environmental policies implemented under his leadership related to climate change. It talks about his security spending affairs and the allegations of multiple sexual harassment at workplace on him.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a change to the way it assesses scientific work. The change would restrict the research available to the agency when writing environmental regulations. According to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, the release of raw data would let other scientists and industry groups test the findings more thoroughly.

The article reports that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is said to be using the agency as a launching platform for his political aspirations in 2024. Topics discussed include the possibility that Pruitt will run for senator or governor in Oklahoma in 2020, his plans to rollback several regulations including the clean water rule and climate change rules, and the speculation on whether he will run for the presidency in 2024.

The article reports on the efforts of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees to block the confirmation of U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee Scott Pruitt to run the agency, urging senators to vote against the confirmation. It mentions concerns by EPA employees that President Trump and Pruitt would completely reverse the accomplishments of EPA given the opposition of Pruitt to EPA policies, focusing on the defiance by EPA employees and potential retaliation by Pruitt.