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EPA Pick Scott Pruitt's History As Oklahoma Attorney General
Resume![Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt arrives at Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. (Andrew Harnik/AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1208_pruitt-1000x667.jpg)
President-elect Donald Trump has named his pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is seen as pro-energy business, and has been an outspoken critic of the EPA — even filing lawsuits against the government agency.
Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Joe Wertz (@joewertz), reporter at StateImpact Oklahoma, about Pruitt’s views on the environment, what he has done as attorney general and how Oklahomans feel about him.
This segment aired on December 8, 2016.