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Scott Pruitt Has Until July 11 to Explain His Climate Skepticism, Judge Rules

From: Motherboard

"After Pruitt ignored an FOIA request for studies supporting his view that humans are not the primary contributor to climate change, environmental advocates turned…

Court Slams Pruitt's Claim On CO2 Link To Warming, Orders Data Release

From: Inside EPA

"A federal district court judge is rejecting EPA's refusal to provide documents showing the basis of Administrator Scott Pruitt's claim that human-released carbon dioxide…

Judge Orders EPA to Disclose any Science Backing up Pruitt’s Climate Claims

From: Ars Technica

"Since Pruitt’s words contradicted scientific evidence shared by the EPA before the administrator took office, PEER's request might turn up some recent document that…

Judge Orders EPA to Produce Science behind Pruitt’s Warming Claims

From: Scientific American

"A court case may compel him to produce research that attempts to contradict the mountain of peer-reviewed studies collected by the world’s top science agencies…

EPA Ordered to Produce Records Backing Pruitt Claims

From: E&E News

"Although more than one year has elapsed since the plaintiffs submitted the FOIA request, EPA has conducted no search for any responsive records, not produced any records…


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