PSR welcomes resignation of U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt July 5, 2018

For immediate release

Washington, DC –  Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) greets the resignation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with relief and satisfaction.

“We are pleased to see Mr. Pruitt resign,” said PSR executive director Jeff Carter. “The EPA under his tenure was marked by regressive action on so many fronts: rolling back environmental protections, undermining science from environmental policy-making, and kowtowing to industry while disregarding the public’s voice and its health.”

Even worse, Pruitt conducted many of his actions behind a cloak of secrecy, from installing a soundproof phone booth in his office to reportedly having meetings with industry retroactively scrubbed from his calendar.

The resignation comes in the wake of concerted efforts by public-interest advocacy groups and proves that citizen pressure on this administration can make a difference.

“We hope the next EPA Administrator will operate with greater transparency and regard for the public good,” said Carter. “This is a positive step for U.S. democracy.”

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