Scott Pruitt confirmed as EPA head despite failure to release emails

Senate approves former Oklahoma attorney general 52-46Court ordered new environmental head to release emails to fossil fuel industryOklahoma’s attorney general, Scott Pruitt, has won Senate confirmation to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal agency he repeatedly sued to rein in its reach during the Obama administration.The vote on Friday was 52-46 as Republican leaders used their party’s narrow Senate majority to push Pruitt’s confirmation despite calls from Dem