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Two Democrats have voted with Republicans to confirm the nomination of Scott Pruitt as the nation’s new EPA Administrator.  Senators Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, both from energy-producing states, voted in favor along with all Republicans but one; Susan Collins of Maine, who voted against him.

Ranking Senate Ag Committee leader Debbie Stabenow of Michigan says she voted against the former Oklahoma Attorney General because she’s concerned with the direction EPA could take under his leadership with his long history of opposing federal environmental programs as well as the Renewable Fuel Standard, “The President promised us a farmer-friendly EPA and yet his nominee to lead the agency wants to dismantle one of the most successful drivers in rural America,” Stabenow says.

Continue reading Ag reacts to Scott Pruitt’s confirmation as EPA chief at Brownfield Ag News.