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Fossil Fuel Lobbyist Gave EPA Chief Cheap Access to D.C. Condo

HeadlineMar 30, 2018

The leaked emails come as The Washington Post reports EPA chief Scott Pruitt paid just $50 a night to live in a Capitol Hill condo linked to a prominent Washington lobbyist whose firm represents a roster of fossil fuel companies. Meanwhile, Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse wrote a letter to the EPA’s inspector general that Pruitt used his security detail in nonofficial trips to Disneyland, a football game at the Rose Bowl and a University of Kentucky basketball game.

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