Scott Pruitt quits as head of US environment agency
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Good riddance to trash.
Scandal-hit Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
President Donald Trump said Mr Pruitt had done "an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him".
But since taking office Mr Pruitt has been mired in series of scandals concerning his spending habits and alleged misuse of office.
His deputy Andrew Wheeler will take over as acting head of the agency, Mr Trump said.
Mr Pruitt is the subject of at least a dozen investigations into his conduct.
He has been under scrutiny for renting an apartment with ties to a fossil fuels lobbyist.
He is also accused of bypassing the White House to secure big pay rises for two long-time staff members.
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Another unqualified loser from Trump's cabinet who has been under investigation for his many scandals has resigned. I wonder who Vlad Putin will suggest that Trump replace Pruitt with?
#so-much-winning.
You'll likely hate his replacement more. I'm waiting for the day Trump fires Sessions and hires Trey Gowdy for AG.
So he can continue the Benghazi investigations?
When does the congressional investigation into his ethics violations start? Maybe after the mid-terms? Lock him up.
Nope, so he can begin the Obama investigations
They're going to prove once and for all that he's a Kenyan Muslim!
Well it's about time! I've been waiting for this circus to start forever!
Does the GOP pay you for your fawning alternate fact replies?
What did Obama do that deserves a TEAparty investigation?
He's Black.
I wonder if Trump is tired of winning yet? ??
Are you sure trump wasn't saying Whining ? I think he was, it sure fits better.
Because, this man has been whining since the day he was elected and I dont see that changing anytime soon.
I am sure that is in there as well. If it wasn't for his endless lies and whining he'd have very little going for him at all. But, it seems that those two prominent parts of his personality is what attracts his supporters, which says a lot about them as well.
I only hire the best people...Trump....
Yeah....but, best at what ? ??
Why, best at destroying the agency they are appointed to head up, and using their position for personal gain of course! Lol...
About time. Is he going to pay back all he stole from us taxpayers?
Another scum bag from this administration bites the dust.
The other dipshits Trump selected that have been fired for frivolous spending like Tom Price haven't reimbursed the tax payers yet, I wouldn't hold your breath on Pruit coughing up any of the money he's spent on his "cone of silence" or trips abroad to illegally market natural gas to foreign countries.
*poof* There goes his security detail. Bwah ha ha
Will they let him keep his secure phone booth as a consolation prize?
Holy crap I forgot about that! A $43,000 freaking phone booth!
As OK's attorney general, Pruitt sued the EPA at least 13 times. Even an idiot like me could figure out on which side his bread is buttered.
Why did Pruitt need his own phone booth with the EPA building already had a secure phone system before he took office?
Scott Pruit has a long list of ethics problems,
Trump consistently hired those hostile to the mission of governmental departments to head them...
Betsy DeVos is opposed to public education so Trump picks her to head the Education Department.
I used to have some faith in the American voter but that is hard considering the shit we're in today.
I like it as I’d like to see huge cuts in government spending and that means big cuts ard reforms to these agencies. I’m all for privatizing when possible and rolling back regulations. The voter is waking up to realize big government is not better government.
Now Pruitt is free to become one of those that Trump talks to on the phone every day seeking advice. Or maybe he will be our new ambassador to North Korea.
Trump will probably reward him by making him head of the FDA. Then Pruitt can exact some revenge on Chick Fil-A for not furnishing his wife with a franchise.
OMG! Nooooooo (FDA's current commissioner is pretty good).
Congress is looking into moving food safety out from under FDA and to Ag. If that happens I'm not sure what FDA will be called. No way could it remain Food and Drug if there's no food under the Agency.
Pruitt is going to get a cushy job in one of the companies he's helped circumvent or rescind regulations for. I'm just waiting for the "real" reason he resigned. I guarantee there is something big out there that hasn't dropped yet.
Despite his poor management ethics, Pruitt did a very good job of ramping back the Stalinist Regulatory stranglehold on our country.
Hopefully we can get someone who will complete the task of eliminating the Unconstitutional EPA and OSHA.
How are either OSHA and the EPA unconstitutional?
How are they Stalinist?
There is no authority for the federal government to have any involvement in either subject
its Stalinist because it’s totalitarian control over the states, individuals and businesses
I deal with both agencies. Act like you make a good faith effort to comply and they aren't a problem.
Drop the partisan hyperbole. Guaranteeing workplace safety and protecting the environment is part of the job of government.
Maybe not but I know many workers who's safety depends on OSHA rules.
Take OSHA away and their safety goes to hell. In fact some companies already skirt the OSHA rules until someone gets seriously hurt or killed or they get caught.
I know of one guy who will probably never ever work again because of a company not following OSHA's safety rules.
Wrong:
I know a person who's employer did not follow OSHA's guidelines or rules of safety. Because of that, he may never work again. The company who didn't follow the rules is now being sued by this man. I bet he wins his case.
Some employers would rather not spend the money to comply with the safety rules, that's why the guy I know was permanently injured, now his employers ass is in a real slling, he is being sued by the man who was seriously injured because the company didn't follow OHSAs safety recommendations.
This man may never work again But this company may be held responsible after all because the employer just didn't care till it was too late.
What once saved the company a little money may now take the company down. Ironic eh ?
Then clean up your business so there are no accidents. Teach workplace safety and make sure that it is followed.
Golly, it sounds like you really care for the well-being of your employees. How lucky they are to be working for you.
I've worked in various fields of engineering (civil and mechanical) so I have dealt with both OSHA and the EPA in the manufacturing of what I designed. They aren't as bad as you claim, unless you try to lie to them. Follow both the regs and the spirt of the law and you won't have a problem.
If you want people who are a bear to work with go into food service and deal with health inspectors. They make the EPA seem like Mr Rodgers.
You can't buy equipment that doesn't have safety features it is also impossible nowadays.
The person I know who was injured was hurt because of equipment failure due to the company not replacing old unsafe safety cables. (until the day after the accident, and before OSHA showed up)
What they saved in not keeping their safety equipment up to date and safe for the people that use it daily now may cost them their company.
But, It cost this man his career.
If you want people who are a bear to work with go into food service and deal with health inspectors.
I'll bet. Some people in every field have no business having the power they do.
However, I'd hate to see the conditions in some eateries without health food standards, rules and inspections.
Those food service inspections used to be public knowledge. I think that they should be posted online for everyone to read for free.
The bakery that I worked at worked hard to make sure that we didn't have a sanitation problem, We used to post them in the front window for everyone to see.
I'm always torn about these type of discussions. Standards and regulations are important. My experience, the problem generally isn't the regulation but the people enforcing the regulation. There is so much incompetency in some areas of the government. It's given the other side amunition to complain about regulations rather than the real issues and causes, bureaucracy and incompetency.
well it comes down to the safety of your employees or making a few extra bucks profit by cutting corners - which do you think will be chosen ?
Nonsense. It’s no more the. Role of the federal government than for them to know what color my toothbrush is.
there is no authority for them in the Constitution
Oh, yeah! That's gonna happen......
The Commerce Clause says that you are wrong.
I know what Steve is talking about. I've known a few people like that. They forget the big picture (public health) and only think about making a small business owner's life hell. A little taste of power for some people can cause large problems
This is true everywhere. Public and private. In every hierarchy. Wherever an authority (police, ...) is involved. It should be a permanent concern for management.
Yes, we have all known overzealous inspectors... That in no way obviates the need for inspections.
Absolutely and I'm not saying to get rid of inspectors. I work in the public health sector and see a need for it. I just happened to come across a few people who are overzealous in their line of work.
I 100 percent agree. The problem is inherent throwout all fields though. Many people can not responsibly handle power of any sort. They abuse what power they have. It doesn't matter what field you pick you will find people in power that have no business wielding that power, From a arrogant school crossing guard to a warden of a prison some people in power should never be.
Right, because screw the environment and worker safety. >sarc<
That's like whining about the police when they hand out fines for speeding.
Sounds like someone screwed up big time.
As well they should have, geez !!!
Lesson here: don't hire or sub-contract with idiots.
That 30mph reg is there for a reason. Plywood becomes a sail. Get off the roof and find something else to do.
Jesus, a person got killed for not following regs, and your real problem is with OSHA and the regs?
Scott is headed back to Oklahoma and will be managing a mobile home park as his new job.
He will be much better suited to that 'environment' anyway
On the other hand... each replacement in the Trump Administration has been worse than the predecessor...
The article image is GREAT!
Thanks. It's from Facebook.
Yes, I agree. I was a little worried until I got to the Cat.
I have an entire file (75+) of somewhat tasteless and very sarcastic memes. I could never run for public office if that file is ever hacked.
I have a handful of GIFs that were banned from Photobucket because they are so tasteless.
I must have them!
Love that meme !
I call dibs on Pruitt's cone of silence.
I'll take his shoe phone.
Boy it sucks when we lose the best of the best eh ?
LOL LOL LOL
Another myth busted.
Glad Pruitt is gone, but, it does not look like his replacement will be any better for the environment. While Wheeler may not be taking as big a bite out of the taxpayers pocket as Pruitt did, he may cost as much, or maybe even more, in the environmental damage done on his watch. He supports all of Trump's policies regarding Mother Earth, which can create very mostly damages that cost a great deal of money to repair, if in fact it an ever be repaired at all.
'Bout fucking time. What a worthless piece of shit. Trump hired a guy to head up an agency he didn't think should exist? That alone is proof trump is a fucking moron. Seriously, that's like hiring Scott Peterson as the head of Fish and Wildlife. Or a Satanist as the head of the Christian Coalition. What next? Hitler's reanimated corpse as US Ambassador to Israel?
Trump hires the best people... What a joke.. LOL
And why DID Pruitt need his own phone booth anyway? Could he possibly be...Superman??
Hmmmmm.........and all this time I thought the big red 'S' under his shirt stood for sh*ta$$.
Yup.
The replacement is worse.
Good riddance to trash.
Agreed.