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FILE - In this May 16, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. James Inhofe on June 20 mounted a strong public defense of Pruitt, calling ethics allegations against Pruitt “outrageous” and “lies.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP senator defends EPA chief, calls ethics allegations lies

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Black Cat News Story Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Scott Pruitt and the return of the Black Cat news story

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

EPA shifts oversight of coal waste to a state for 1st time

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt listens to questions as he testifies before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for any potential criminal conduct. They allege he repeatedly violated federal anti-corruption laws by seeking to leverage his government position for personal gain. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

NY Times issues major correction in hit piece targeting EPA Pruitt’s daughter

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt addresses farmers during a forum at a farm near Reliance, S.D. Farmers and ethanol producers gave Pruitt a rough reception in South Dakota, accusing him of undermining the industry that's a key part of the state's economy. (Ellen Bardash/The Daily Republic via AP)

Farmers in Trump country protest Pruitt’s ethanol policies

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Health risk report delayed at Colorado mining Superfund site

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2018, file phot, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. A senior aide wrapped up in the ethics investigations of Pruitt has abruptly resigned. Pruitt announced the departure of aide Millan Hupp in an email on June 6. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Correction: EPA-Pruitt story

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

This Sept. 21, 2017 file photo shows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building in Washington. The Government Accountability Office has agreed to examine the legality of a politically-tinged tweet from the official Environmental Protection Agency account. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Emails: Pruitt told staffer to handle another personal chore

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2018, file phot, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. A senior aide wrapped up in the ethics investigations of Pruitt has abruptly resigned. Pruitt announced the departure of aide Millan Hupp in an email on June 6. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

EPA head laughs off Chick-fil-A questions; senior aide quits

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

This Sept. 21, 2017 file photo shows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building in Washington. The Government Accountability Office has agreed to examine the legality of a politically-tinged tweet from the official Environmental Protection Agency account. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pruitt had aide ask about Chick-fil-A ‘business opportunity’

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2018 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pruitt had a top aide seek a used mattress from the Trump International Hotel and perform other personal chores for him, according to an email and testimony from the aide released Monday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Aide: EPA’s Pruitt sought used Trump hotel mattress

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ex-chemical industry lawyer to lead Superfund task force

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

EPA to deny Maryland, Delaware petitions against emissions

By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday Oct. 8, 2015 file photo, oyster boats deploy their dredges and work a small section of the Rappahannock River as the sun rises near White Stone, Va. On Wednesday, May 30, 2018, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, which tracks pollution in America's largest estuary said that the health of the Chesapeake Bay is improving, but huge challenges remain as manure and storm water continue to flow into the watershed. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Report: Chesapeake Bay improving but huge challenges remain

By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Emails show cooperation among EPA, climate-change deniers

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

Rep. Welch demands EPA to release results of chemical study

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dealing with a slate of toxic chemicals contaminating some drinking water systems around the country is a national priority, Pruitt said Tuesday, May 22. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Pruitt promises action on rising threat from contaminants

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

In this May 16, 2018 photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Environmental Protection Agency reversed course Tuesday and allowed a reporter for The Associated Press to cover a meeting on water contaminants after she was earlier barred and shoved out of the building by a security guard. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

EPA blocks some media from summit, then reverses course

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 16, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump waves from the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Russia probe, border; Pruitt claims

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

EPA to clean topsoil of Lincoln homes near smelting plant

Associated Press