Another day, another bizarre, oily Scott Pruitt controversy. He enlisted staff to drive around to hotels seeking out his favorite moisturizing lotion. But amid a three-month deluge of revelations about the Environmental Protection Agency administrator’s ethically dubious behavior, extravagant spending and chummy ties to industry executives, Pruitt has proposed three of the most radical policies of his 16-month tenure. The proposal could have wide-ranging effects, creating obstacles for future regulations and compelling the agency to reassess existing rules. “Many have complained that the previous administration inflated the benefits and underestimated the costs of its regulations through questionable cost-benefit analysis,” Pruitt said in a statement.

Source: Huffington Post June 07, 2018 21:45 UTC