New EPA Chief Promises to Defend Employees' Work While Continuing Regulatory Rollbacks

Government Executive: The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency made a promise in his first address to its workforce: I trust you, and I will listen to you.

Those words may be welcomed by employees who spent much of former Administrator Scott Pruitt’s tenure voicing frustration that they had been sidelined and their work marginalized. Pruitt announced his resignation last week amid a mounting series of alleged ethical violations and subsequent investigations, leading his deputy, Andrew Wheeler, to take over in an acting capacity.

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