FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
January 4, 2017
For More Information, contact:
Luther Strange
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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ATTORNEY GENERAL LUTHER STRANGE JOINS STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL
SUPPORTING CONFIRMATION OF SCOTT PRUITT AS EPA ADMINISTRATOR
(MONTGOMERY) – Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange joined 23 other state attorneys
general today in expressing support for the confirmation of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott
Pruitt as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In a letter to Chairman John Barrasso, R-WY., and Ranking Member Tom Carper, D-DE., of the
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Attorney General Strange and his colleagues
emphasized Pruitt’s strong record of environmental advocacy while in public office as well as
his respect for working with Congress to ensure that our laws are followed in implementing
environmental policy.
“Attorney General Pruitt is committed to clean air and clean water, and to faithfully executing
the environmental laws written by Congress. He believes that environmental regulations
should be driven by State and local governments – a notion endorsed by Congress in the Clean
Air Act and Clean Water Act. When our nation is confronted with issues affecting the
environment that are not covered by a particular statute, Scott will come to Congress for a
solution, rather than inventing power for his agency. He wholeheartedly believes in a strong
Environmental Protection Agency that carries out its proper duties, providing a backstop to
state and local regulators as they develop environmental regulations suited to the needs of their
own communities,” the Attorneys General wrote.
“Attorney General Pruitt is a personal friend and I have been proud to join him in pursuing
responsible measures to protect our environment that are harmonious with individual rights
and the rule of law,” said Attorney General Strange. “Scott possesses both a common sense
approach to safeguarding our natural resources and a respect for working together with local,
state and the federal government to find solutions. He is an exemplary choice to lead the EPA
and I urge the Senate to confirm his nomination.”
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Link to the AGs’ Letter
501 Washington Avenue * Montgomery, AL 36104 * (334) 242-7300
www.ago.alabama.gov
