Climate Changed
EPA Watchdog Opens Probe of Scott Pruitt's $50 Condo Rental
- At least 10 federal investigations of EPA chief now under way
- Inspector General says allegations will drive ‘new reviews’
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog will probe Administrator Scott Pruitt’s unorthodox rental of a Capitol Hill condominium from a lobbyist, marking at least the 10th federal investigation of the agency’s chief.
EPA Inspector General Arthur A. Elkins Jr. confirmed the probe in letters to Democratic Representatives Don Beyer of Virginia and Ted Lieu of California, who had requested the inquiry. The government’s top ethics officer, David Apol of the Office of Government Ethics, had also encouraged the move, saying the American public needs to have confidence that allegations surrounding Pruitt are fully investigated.