Senate Committee holds hearings on Scott Pruitt EPA nomination

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, nominated to be the next administrator for the EPA, makes an opening statement during Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearings, on Capitol Hill, January 18, 2017, in Washington, DC. Democrats on the panel are expected to closely question Pruitt's denial of climate change and his close ties to the gas-and-oil industry. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI