I had wondered how the Oklahoma Editorial Board was taking the news of Pruitt's resignation from TEPA. Unsurprisingly, they've taken advantage of the opportunity to praise Pruitt and his "impressive" record at the TEPA. The OEB lauded his efforts to eliminate the Clean Power Plan and redefining the Waters of the United States (WOTUS). They ignored the fact that all of Pruitt's actions have been challenged in court and nothing has been done policy-wise. The WOTUS does not declare "large swaths of dry land to be navigable waterways". During his campaign, The Donald complained that the EPA designated puddles as navigable waterways, which was incorrect, but facts never bothered The Donald.
Or the OEB.
They state that the Paris Climate Agreement set "impossible emission goals" and allowed other countries to "increase greenhouse gas" emissions. The U.S. is on its way to meet those goals, based on the decline of coal usage and the increase of renewable energy options.
The OEB brags that Pruitt made the Superfund cleanups a priority. What they don't mention is many of the sites that came off the list was the result of work done during the Obama administration, NOT the Donald's. And they don't mention how and why other sites came off the list. Hint: It didn't have anything to do with actual clean-up.
They called Pruitt's numerous scandals as "laughable" but did have to admit that some of those allegations weren't easy to dismiss.
It won't be long before the OEB has their lips pressed firmly against Wheeler's ass.
https://newsok.com/article/5600568/pruitts-resignation-a-chance-to-move-ahead
