Lauren Lantry, lauren.lantry@sierraclub.org (858) 334-5634
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Donald Trump tweeted that he accepted scandal plagued EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation. The Sierra Club generated almost 100,000 comments urging for Pruitt’s firing and helped expose many of his scandals through Freedom of Information Act requests.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
“It’s about time. Scott Pruitt was the worst EPA Administrator in history, and any President that cared about protecting taxpayers, respecting science, tackling the climate crisis, or protecting the environment would have fired him months ago. Still, credit is due to the many Americans on both sides of the aisle who have taken action and spoken out to oust one of the most corrupt officials in the history of our nation -- and the Trump Administration can be assured that same energy and passion that helped boot Scott Pruitt will be focused on ensuring the next EPA Administrator works for the public, not corporate polluters. We have to restore public trust in the EPA and let the agency fulfill its mission, rather than gut the laws that keep our families safe. A coal lobbyist dogged by ethical questions like Andrew Wheeler is not the person to do that. Senators must confirm a nominee who will hold the health and safety of American families in higher regard than the profits of big polluters.”