“President Trump accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, he said in a tweet on Thursday,” as the New York Times and others are reporting.
“Mr. Pruitt had been hailed as a hero among conservatives for his zealous deregulation, but he could not overcome the stain of numerous ethics questions about his alleged spending abuses, first-class travel and cozy relationships with lobbyists.
“Mr. Pruitt also came under fire for enlisting aides to obtain special favors for him and his family, such as reaching out to the chief executive of Chick-fil-A, Dan T. Cathy, with the intent of helping Mr. Pruitt’s wife, Marlyn, open franchise of the restaurant.
“Mr. Pruitt, a former Oklahoma attorney general who built his career on lawsuits against the agency he would eventually lead, remained a favorite of Mr. Trump’s for the majority of his tenure at the E.P.A. He began the largest regulatory rollback in the agency’s history, undoing, delaying or blocking several Obama-era environmental rules. Among them was a suite of historic regulations aimed at mitigating global warming pollution from the United States’ vehicles and power plants.”
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Jeff Pelline's Sierra Foothills Report 
Todd Juvinall had written on his blog: “Todd Juvinall July 4, 2018 at 9:28 AM
I have urged Trump to not be affected by the lies of these eco nuts and keep him. He is very effective.”
So much for Todd’s influence off of Banner Mountain, much less the Washington Beltway! One good clown deserves another. ROFLOL.
I’m reminded of another Cabinet Clown: James Watt under Reagan! http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1858691_1858690_1858648,00.html
Trumpists don’t care about competence or corruption, all that matters is doing what they want done.
On another news item, sad to read Ed Schultz died this morning.
Yes, those details are here: http://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/ed-schultz-dies-at-64-1270827075820
NYT editorial on Pruitt departure: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/opinion/scott-pruitt-epa-resigns-corruption.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region