WASHINGTON—Thousands of newly released emails showing close contact between Scott Pruitt, the new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, and oil and natural-gas companies are casting clouds over Mr. Pruitt’s newly minted leadership of the agency tasked with protecting the nation’s air and water. The emails, which cover a period when Mr. Pruitt was attorney general of Oklahoma, were released earlier this week after an order...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 24, 2017 00:33 UTC