Agency provocateur

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testifying before the Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, May 16, 2018

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The head of the US’s environment agency is on a collision course with his own staff over science

What does chemistry have to do with American politics? When it comes to the embattled head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the answer is plenty.