Krugman: Trump and Pruitt, making America polluted again
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/opinion/trump-pruitt-polluted-climate-.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
So Trumps true legacy may well be defined not by the laws he does or more likely doesnt pass, but by his decision to put Scott Pruitt in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency.
As Oklahomas attorney general, Pruitt effectively acted as a servant, not of the public, but of polluting industries. Thats not an accusation; its confirmed by his own email trail.
Now, at a time when much of the Trump administration seems paralyzed by lack of leadership and key personnel, Pruitt is firing on all cylinders but not because hes making the E.P.A. more effective. On the contrary, hes engaged in sabotage from the top, moving quickly to undermine his own agencys mission not just its efforts against climate change, but its role in protecting the environment across the board.
Trump wont make America great again, but Pruitt, who clearly has Trumps full backing, can do a lot to make it polluted again.
This is an unpopular agenda, or it would be if people knew about it.