Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns

Washington • Scott Pruitt, the former Oklahoma attorney general who relentlessly pursued President Donald Trump’s promises of deregulation at the Environmental Protection Agency, resigned Thursday after a cascade of controversies over his lavish spending, ethical lapses and controversial management decisions finally eroded the president’s confidence in one of his most ardent Cabinet members.Pruitt’s reputation as a dogged deregulator and outspoken booster of the president