Scott Pruitt: “We don't have to choose between the two. We as a country have always done that well.”

It is my judgment at this time that any mining projects in the region likely pose a risk to the abundant natural resources that exist there.

The science that is reproducible and transferrable should drive our decisions at the Agency.

you also stated a desire to treat States as equal partners rather than as adversaries, and to promote a cooperative Federalism approach in your actions

I believe that we as an agency and we as a nation can be both pro-energy and jobs and pro-environment, that we don't have to choose between the two.