The nomination of Pruitt, confirmed by a transition official, signals Trump's intention to dismantle President Obama’s chief climate change policy. Pruitt, who has written that the debate on climate change is “far from settled,” is part of a coalition of…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of illegally using hidden software that allowed significant excess diesel emissions, the result of a probe that stemmed from regulators' investigation of rival Volkswagen…

President Trump has instituted media blackouts at the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In his previous job, Pruitt had sued to block Obama's EPA rules on climate change and the reach of the Clean Water Act.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt suggested Saturday the agency could begin as early as next week the process of rolling back some of the federal regulations put in place by the Obama administration.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Sunday that President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday that will begin to undo the "Clean Power Plan," a major initiative of the Obama administration to deal with climate change by reducing carbon…

The agency accused the reporter of an ‘incredibly misleading story’ about its Harvey response ‘from the comfort of Washington.’