Will Corruption and Arrogance Undo Trump's Environmental Team, as It Did Reagan's? | By John Cronin
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is fighting an uphill battle to retain his job after weeks of mounting scandals. President Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly reportedly wants Pruitt gone. The president continues to express support. But that is standard fare, not only for Trump, but for the strangely analogous case of President Reagan and the brief tenures of his EPA Administrator and Interior Secretary. Read more . . .
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