Trump EPA pick likely to clear Senate despite protests

The Senate on Thursday moved closer to approving President Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency even as nearly 800 former officials urged the chamber to reject the nominee, who sued the agency more than a dozen times as attorney general of oil-producing Oklahoma.The 773 former officials signed a letter sent to the Senatethat said Pruitt's record and public statements suggest he does not agree with the underlying principles of U.S. environmental laws.Pruitt has also cas