Sierra Club Shows Up to Boot Pruitt at EPA Event in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, OK -- Today, the Oklahoma Sierra Club rallied to “Boot Pruitt” outside of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation event in Oklahoma City where EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is hosting the event. On June 26th and 27th, Pruitt is hosting top environmental officials from North America in Oklahoma City as part of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a commission created as part of the implementation of the NAFTA.

Pruitt arrives amid serious questions about his record of pushing dirty water, unsafe air, toxic trade, and headlines detailing his scandal after scandal.

In response, Sierra Club Oklahoma Chapter Director Johnson Grimm Bridgwater released the following statement:

"Scott Pruitt is mired in corruption scandals and using our taxpayer dollars to jet set on first class flights, purchase expensive pens and clothing, and to send his staff on personal errands, all while he’s putting Oklahoma’s clean air and water in jeopardy.

“Those of us in Oklahoma know Scott Pruitt isn’t looking out for our best interests, now because we know he never has before. He’s a typical politician who is putting the health of our children and families at risk because while he tries to enrich himself and his special interest donors. We saw this when he was Oklahoma’s Attorney General, as Pruitt dismantled the office’s environmental protection unit and tried to block a rule against dumping mercury and arsenic in our waterways. Now, as head of the EPA, he’s gutting the Clean Water Rule that protects drinking water for one in three Americans.

“Now that he’s back in our state, Pruitt needs to let us know why he thinks it’s ok to use our tax dollars as his personal bank account for his luxurious lifestyle, but not on protecting the clean air and water Oklahoma families rely on.”