"WASHINGTON — Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and architect of President Trump’s aggressive effort to rewrite the government’s rule book on environmental regulations, resigned on Thursday in the face of numerous ethics investigations that doomed his tenure.
Despite Mr. Pruitt’s efforts to nurture a close relationship with the president, Mr. Trump himself announced the resignation in a tweet sent from Air Force One. He thanked Mr. Pruitt for an “outstanding job” and said the agency’s deputy, Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, would take over as the acting administrator on Monday.
Mr. Pruitt in his resignation letter cited “unrelenting attacks on me personally” as one of the reasons for his departure. Mr. Pruitt had been hailed by conservatives for his zealous deregulation, but he could not overcome a spate of questions about his alleged spending abuses, first-class travel and cozy relationships with lobbyists."
Coral Davenport, Lisa Friedman, and Maggie Haberman report for the New York Times July 5, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"Pruitt Survived Months Of Controversy By Preserving His Relationship With Trump" (Washington Post)
"Scott Pruitt Steps Down as EPA Head After Ethics, Management Scandals" (Washington Post)
"Scott Pruitt Resigns" (Greenwire)
"Under Fire for Ethics Scandals, EPA Chief Pruitt Resigns" (Reuters)
"Embattled EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns Amid Scandals" (Los Angeles Times)
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