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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns
From The Hill Scott Pruitt will resign from his position leading the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, following months of high-profile controversies regarding his spending, ethics and management at the agency. In a tweet Thursday, President Trump confirmed Pruitt’s departure, saying he’s accepted the administrator’s resignation. “I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within