Author: Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
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Scott Pruitt enlisted an EPA aide to help his wife find a job — with Chick-fil-A
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Three months after Scott Pruitt was sworn in as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, his executive scheduler emailed Dan Cathy, chairman and president of the fast food company Chick-fil-A, with an unusual request: Would Cathy meet with Pruitt to discuss “a potential business opportunity“? A call was arranged, then canceled, and Pruitt eventually spoke…
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U.S. Forest Service didn’t call for pulling its land from Bears Ears, USDA nominee tells Senate Democrats
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Two senior Senate Democrats want President Trump to explain why he’s poised to remove protections for U.S. Forest Service land in the Bears Ears National Monument when the agency did not recommend any such change, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture…
