With electricity out, new EPA chief reached out to lobbyist
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February 24, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — When a summer thunderstorm knocked out power to Scott Pruitt's home three years ago, the then-attorney general of Oklahoma reached out to a lobbyist for American Electric Power.
Pruitt's executive assistant emailed Howard "Bud" Ground, saying "General Pruitt" wanted to know when his lights would be back on. The utility lobbyist asked for Pruitt's address and a work crew soon arrived at the Republican official's sprawling, 5,500-square-foot Tulsa home.
The 2013 email exchange is one of dozens reviewed by The Associated Press that underscore the cozy ties between the new head o...
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