April 16, 2018
In a six-page letter addressed to Scott Pruitt but circulated much more widely, two senators and three House representatives detailed allegations that were brought to their attention this week by Kevin Chmielewski, who served as President Donald Trump’s body man during the campaign before going on to work as the EPA’s deputy chief of staff. Chmielewski said he was forced out after questioning Pruitt’s spending.
The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is “to protect human health and the environment.” Disgraced EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt tried his best to undermine this vital mission by choosing to slash critical health protections and let corporate polluters off the hook. Now that Pruitt’s been booted, we need an EPA administrator dedicated to undoing his toxic agenda and restoring the agency to its core mission. Progress is possible and necessary – but another corporate crony or climate skeptic will not get us there.
Scott Pruitt is gone, but the fight is just beginning. We need an EPA administrator who puts our health and environment first, period. Any alternative is unacceptable.
