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Source: 30dB.com – Scott%20Pruitt-and-Climate%20Science
He’s a climate change skeptic, which puts him at odds with his job title. The Trump administration plans to cut funding for the EPA by 30 percent, a move Pruitt wholeheartedly favors. But he’s also spending gobs of money in other places—CNN reported on Monday that Pruitt is hiring “a dozen more agents” to provide around-the-clock security at a cost of more than $2 million per year. The report says that level of protection has never been requested by predecessors. He also installed a “soundproof communications booth” in his office for reasons unknown. And the EPA yanked three of its scientists who were scheduled to appear at a conference in Rhode Island on Monday where the central discussion was about climate change. As The New York Times notes, “Under Mr. Pruitt’s leadership the E.P.A. also has removed most mentions of the words ‘climate change’ from its website.” That’s an unwise and unpopular move: Over the last 90 days, “Scott Pruitt + Climate Science” has a three percent positive score on Social.—Alex Shultz
Republished from 30dB