Pros And Cons Of Scott Pruitt

A spokesman for the E.P.A. administrator, Scott Pruitt, said he would consider replacing the academic scientists with representatives from industries whose pollution the agency is supposed to regulate, as part of the wide net it plans to cast. “The administrator believes we should have people on this board who understand the impact of regulations on the regulated community,” said the spokesman, J. P. Freire.

What has been brought to light in recent years is the effects of these chemicals on the body’s immune response. By introducing these toxic chemicals into the body, the potency of the immune system is compromised. More commonly than not, the body’s magnificent defense system will kick in and destroy foreign invaders but all it can take is an overwhelming amount of chemicals to slow or even shut down the body’s response systems. A large amount of these types of chemicals introduced into the body at one time would be considered acute toxicity and could even cause death. Additionally, a small amount of these poisonous substances brought into the body over a long period would be considered chronic toxicity and can have detrimental effects on the body’s natural response (Hoernschemeyer 55-57). This information is startling enough to want to make a change from conventionally grown food to pesticide-free organic

The political climate at this time, and remains, turbulent. Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, and his campaign was built upon making America great again. The long and short of this idea is that 20th century industry was suffering in our 21st century world, and Trump would deregulate the government and promote industry. One of Trump’s most pivotal decisions, despite growing international movements to prioritize climate change, was to select Scott Pruitt as the 14th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The timing of “Scott Pruitt And The Environment” was likely to diffuse any center-right concerns that the current administration was marching towards far-right ideologies; in other words, Epstein sought to console Hoover Institute readership.

Now, we have President Trump, who wants to put a known coal lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, into an executive position at the EPA. Even though, he signed an executive order to limit lobbying influence in government and “drain the swamp”, but puts people in power who favor energy industries and want to sacrifice environmental regulations (Chow, 2017). Wheeler has worked in government before, as an EPA staffer and a Republican staff member, and worked on every major piece of environmental and energy-related legislation over the last decade. If Wheeler and others like him are put into these executive positions, they will use their power to regulate policies, so it will look more favorably at reducing environmental regulations, and supporting energy

Pruitt, after his nomination, said that he will work to protect the environment and remove excess regulations that hurt the

The use of pesticides is an important decision that thousands of communities face each year. Nobody likes dealing with mosquitos and the diseases they bring so using chemicals and pesticides is an option but with other consequences. Mosquitos carry West Nile Virus that affects the city of Genericville every year with 50 cases projected this year in the city and two fatalities as well. On the other hand, the chemicals proposed for controlling the mosquito population has its own risks. The pesticide Malathion is also dangerous to people if they come in contact with it before it degrades. The potential for citizens of the city being exposed is almost a certainty

Scott Pruitt is a former Attorney General for Oklahoma in 2010. He has been nominated for the position of Environmental Protection Agency. The purpose of this department is to protect human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations. I do not believe Scott Pruitt should be confirmed by the Senate because of his disbelief in climate change. Pruitt has sued the EPA a total of 14 times, and lost to all 14 cases. He also denies climate change being real, despite running for the EPA. Pruitt is also a supporter of the fossil fuel industry, which contradicts the purpose of the EPA, because fossil fuel is very harmful to the environment. It wouldn’t make sense to confirm someone who contradicts what he is supposed to be doing,

It is very concerning that Scott Pruitt is the leader of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for quite a few reasons. How can Trump elect a leader who had and probably still has close relationships to the industry that he is now in charge of regulating? There seems to be a conflict of interest there. Will he truly regulate the oil industry or will there be exceptions to some? As a District Attorney in Oklahoma he used language written by the oil industry lobbyists protesting the actions of the EPA under President Obama’s administration. He also sued the EPA 14 times. His views do not correlate with the EPA so how is it possible that this man lead this organization. He does not have the same vision of protecting the environment

In 17 chapters, many of which can stand alone as essays, Carson develops a deceptively simple premise: the use and overuse of synthetic chemicals to control insect pests introduces these chemicals into the air, water, and soil and into the food chain where they poison animals and humans, and disrupt the many intricate

Environmental Protection Agency is an essential position in our government. It is an agency that is in charge of protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. Although it is not an officially a cabinet department, the administrator is given cabinet rank. That is where Scott Pruitt comes in. Trumps senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said “Attorney General Pruitt has great qualifications and a good record....” (Dussault). Along with Jeffrey McDougall, the chairman of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, stated “Scott Pruitt is a businessman and public servant and understands the impact regulation and legislation have in the business world” (Dussault). There are those who see Pruitt as a fine candidate for this position, then there are those who

Neonicotinoid pesticides are a group of chemicals widely used on farm crops, plants, and trees (1). The concern behind these pesticides is the harmful impact on pollinating insects such as honey bees and bumble bees (1). Neonicotinoids are sprayed onto the plant where they are absorbed by the plant and are transported to all parts of the plant including the pollen (see figure 1) (1). Bees then ingest the pesticide via the pollen; specifically, this is the point where the central nervous system of the bees becomes compromised. A large number of deaths in bees is being used as an argument against the use of neonicotinoids (1).

Economic growth and social development are complementary and have a close but complex relationship. With the economic growth, it is clear there have been lasting damaging effects on the environment today. For example, water, air, and land pollution have worsened, and the environment of wild animals and plants have been severely damaged. Many species today are threatened with extinction, deforestation and over-exploitation of mineral resources. With the recent nomination for head administrator for the Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) and approval of Oklahoma Attorney General, Scott Pruitt, has led to some questionable doubts about Trumps advocacy for the environment and if his actions are going to create a positive impact on our environment.

In the article, “DDT Ban: Is DDT Dangerous or Beneficial” written by Lillian Forman, looks at a chemical used to fight off insects that carried disease after World War II. The chemical compound that was used to kill the unwanted pest is called dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane or DDT. The chemical was used to fight insects that carried diseases to soldiers in camps, people in refugee camps, tourists in tropical areas, and people in bombed out cities. Because the chemical was used in Europe and Asia, and save millions of lives many believed it was a miracle chemical. Though some insects like lady bugs, bees, praying mantises are useful, humans have a good reason to fear other insects. Some of the feared insects include mosquitoes, ticks, body lice, cockroaches, and flies. Mosquitos carry malaria and contagious illnesses such as West Nile virus. Ticks carry Lyme disease and body lice infect their victims with typhus. Whereas cockroaches carry germs that can cause severe gastrointestinal problems. Flies carry even more dangerous pathogens, some of which cause deadly meningitis. Insects are harmful to more than just human health, locusts periodically destroy crops, termites eat away wooden structures, and moths ruin cloth.

With a growing awareness of the importance of our environment, more people than ever are looking for natural products and attempting to eliminate harmful chemicals from their lives. This can clearly be seen with the move towards using bio-insecticides to kill pests in their homes. The following are three reasons to make the switch to bio-insecticides, especially for a beg bug problem.

America the Beautiful! So why are we destroying it everyday with the use of pesticides? It has been proven that pesticides have affects on it's surrounding, although made to improve earths resources, they typically take there negative effect on the environment in time. Pesticides affect more than the environment; they also affect the animals and humans living in the environment. There are alternative, to this major problem but, we as the caretakers of earth must act fast. In the following paper I'm going to share with you what pesticides are. I'll tell you why they are not safe to use and some of the affects of pesticides. Last, I will talk about some new alternatives there are