U.S. lawmakers assail EPA chief over ethical missteps

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER
The Associated PressWASHINGTON — Lawmakers assailed Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Thursday for the ethics and spending scandals that have prompted bipartisan calls for his ouster. On the defensive, the EPA chief said “half-truths” and “twisted” allegations were an effort to undermine the Trump administration’s anti-regulatory agenda.
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