Political Quotes

“But Mr. Pruitt did more than close Oklahoma's Environmental Protection Unit. He also started a new unit solely dedicated to suing the EPA. He closed the Environmental Protection Unit and set up a unit to sue the EPA. That is all they do-- the other unit that people in Oklahoma might count on to investigate water contamination or illegal dumping. Mr. Pruitt's new unit has been quite active. Their office has filed more than a dozen lawsuits against the EPA. He has sued the EPA because of the way it tackles cross-state air pollution and the Agency's limits to oil and gas pollution. He sued to allow air pollution when facilities start up, shut down, malfunction, and to stop plans to address air pollution in his home State. He sued the EPA because he disagrees with the Clean Power Plan, which will prevent an estimated 90,000 asthma attacks every year while saving American families money on their electric bill. He sued EPA to end protections against carbon pollution from new powerplants, even though these protections will cost companies very little to implement, and he challenged the clean water rule, which the EPA says protects the streams and wetlands that form the foundation of our water resources. This is not a comprehensive list. I think there are 17 lawsuits he has filed. Guess what. Some of them are still pending. Mr. Pruitt was asked: Will you recuse yourself from the lawsuits in which you are the plaintiff? And he refused.…”