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Can legal activist Scott Pruitt undo clean air and water protections as head of EPA?

  • Written by Robert Percival, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore
imageOklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt gestures as he answers a question during a news conference in Oklahoma City, Thursday, June 13, 2013.AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

Donald Trump’s election has jolted environmentalists and voters who care about conservation. Trump has called for abolishing or greatly shrinking the Environmental Protection Agency;...

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