Originally posted by @thinkofone
I'll be interested in hearing your thoughts.
I watched the video. It's a well done report, though I really am not a fan of using ominous music and imagery whenever Trump was talked about or his picture was used. I hate when a documentary tries to make my mind up for me.
This video just backs up much of what I've already known about Pruitt: a corporate shill attacking the EPA for corporate interests. The video did expound more on the impact of EPA regulations on states where coal and fossil fuels were vital to the local economy, which I appreciate. I knew that prior to the video, but I still found it eye-opening.
I think the report focused too much on the coal industry, and that's it's major failing. Apart from it's impact on fossil fuels, the EPA under Pruitt, a pesticide found to cause brain cancer in children that was about to be blocked, was allowed after Pruitt met with the company that produces the pesticide:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-epa-pesticide-dow-20170627-story.html
Trump also banned Obama-era restrictions on the dumping of coal into rivers and streams:
https://www.vox.com/2017/2/2/14488448/stream-protection-rule
By focusing too squarely on the coal industry vs the EPA, Frontline's report doesn't truly convey what a disaster Pruitt's role in the EPA is on the environment, as well as Trump's.