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New US environmental agency chief to address staff amid fears of cuts

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, will address workers at the government body for the first time today amid widespread expectations he intends to cut staff, budgets and climate change programs.
President Donald Trump's pick to head the EPA was confirmed by the Senate last week after hearings that focused on his record as Oklahoma Attorney General, where he sued the EPA more than a dozen times to stop its regulations.
Many Republican lawmakers view Pruitt as a refreshing change at the top of an agency they blame for federal overreach and for killing jobs in the coal and other industries.
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Over 100 inmates escape from Nigerian prison damaged by heavy rains: official

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Macron outlines vision for an independent Europe

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China against US deploying ballistic missiles in Asia-Pacific region

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Qatar to host meeting of G7, global south officials on Ukraine this weekend

25 Apr 2024 | 4:05 PM

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