Trump’s EPA Pick Softens Positions Amid Democratic Criticisms
- Climate change ’is not a hoax,’ Scott Pruitt tells Senate
- EPA now obligated to regulate carbon dioxide, Pruitt says
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the nation’s chief environmental regulator softened his stances on climate change, federal biofuel requirements and the need to curb mercury pollution in a heated Senate confirmation hearing.
Scott Pruitt emphasized the "valuable" role the Environmental Protection Agency plays in protecting air and water, including addressing pollution that crosses state lines, as he fielded scathing questions Wednesday from Democrats concerned the nominee would roll back critical safeguards.