The head of the Environmental Protection Agency defended his meetings with energy companies, chemical manufacturers, automakers and other industry groups, arguing that they were “stakeholders” not “polluters.” In an exclusive interview with TIME on Oct. 18, former Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt argued that the recent criticism of his schedule, which showed he met with environmental groups less than 1% of the time, was inaccurate. “I don’t spend any time with polluters.
Epa Head Scott Pruitt Says Oil And Coal Companies He Met With Aren’t ‘polluters’
Justin Worland, Time: Politics
Fri, 10/20/2017 - 7:24am
Topics: environmental protection agency oct oklahoma i&rsquo d.c clean power plan president obama there sierra club executive director michael brune iowa north dakota environmental time scott pruitt i head coal companies met aren polluters farmers groups ranchers industry meetings energy stakeholders arguing automakers wrong schedule land
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