Surprisingly, Scott Pruitt seems to recognize the importance of cleaning up Superfund sites—but Trump's budget would slash the program's spending by $330 million annually.
This may be the first step in Pruitt's plan to repeal the rule entirely—a rule that was created in response to a fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 workers.
President Trump promised U.S. CEOs that he would cut regulations, which would include standards that keep lead out of drinking water, protect people from pesticide poisoning, reduce air toxins that threaten children’s health, and reduce climate-wrecking carbon pollution.
