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Scott Pruitt chosen to run environmental agency despite critics

17/02/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, Scott Pruitt chosen to run environmental agency despite critics

US Senate has approved Scott Pruitt in spite of concerns by Democrats and green groups

The US Senate has approved Scott Pruitt in spite of concerns by Democrats and green groups

The US Senate has approved Donald Trump's nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt. He was chosen in spite of concerns by Democrats and green groups about his views on climate change and his ties to the coal and gas industry; Why some Colombians are still fleeing violence despite the peace deal; Miffy the rabbit's creator Dick Bruna dies
( Picture: Protest at a confirmation hearing of Scott Pruitt on 18th January Credit: EPA)

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