First-class travel distinguishes Scott Pruitt's tenure as EPA chief

Just days after helping orchestrate the United States' exit from a global climate accord last June, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt embarked on a whirlwind tour aimed at championing President Donald Trump's agenda at home and abroad.
On Monday, June 5, accompanied by his personal security detail, Pruitt settled into his $1,600 first-class seat for a short flight from Washington, D.C., to New York. His ticket cost more than six times that of the two media aides who came