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Is the Fox in charge of the henhouse at the EPA?

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point.

During his confirmation hearing, President Trump's new EPA administrator was asked if the agency had any regulation he could support. He couldn't name one. Now, years of emails have been released showing Scott Pruitt's cozy relationship with fossil fuel companies while he was Oklahoma's Attorney General. Prueitt has plans to rollback rules designed to curtail climate change.

Environmentalists predict increased pollution of air and water.

We'll hear what might be next in the latest battle between public health

and the claim that excess regulation kills jobs and prevents economic growth.

Later on today's talking point, Moonlight, Lala Land,

and Price Waterhouse Coopers.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

When he was a public prosecutor, President Trump's choice, as the head of the EPA, sued that same agency 14 times on behalf of oil and gas interests.

What's its take now for the quality of air and water in the effort to slow the rate of global warming? That's our main topic today. On our talking

point later, last night's Academy Awards was an event with a Hollywood ending. Moonlight defied

predictions by winning the Oscar for Best Picture, but only after Faye Dunaway and Warren

Beatty announced it was Lala Land. We'll hear what happened to Price-Worder House Coopers

after 87 years of vaunted security. First, this news update in advance of his speech to Congress

tomorrow, President Trump says he wants a budget that slashes expenses for various domestic agency budgets

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