"New group warns that EPA nominee's confirmation 'is not a certainty' and millions of dollars are needed for the fight."

"Energy companies and their executives have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into political action committees run by or supporting President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt. And now Pruitt is getting extra help from a new nonprofit that doesn't have to disclose its donors.

Pruitt has become a favorite of conservatives as well as oil and coal companies since he has helped lead the legal fight against President Barack Obama's environmental and climate change agenda — policies the White House's opponents see as an overreach of federal power and a threat to fossil fuels.

The new group, Protecting America Now, warns that Pruitt’s confirmation “is not a certainty” and says that millions of dollars are needed for advertising and social media campaigns to counter anti-Pruitt campaigning from "anti-business, environmental extremists,” according to a flier obtained by POLITICO."

Alex Guillén and Esther Whieldon report for Politico January 6, 2017. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Super PAC Rules Would Keep Pruitt's Corporate Cash Flowing" (EnergyWire) [3]

"EPA Pick Pruitt Awash in Industry Cash as Nomination Battle Heats Up" (Common Dreams) [4]

"Democrats Press EPA Pick Pruitt On Energy Sector Ties" (Politico) [5]

"Here Are All the Climate Deniers and Oil Flacks Who Love Trump’s EPA Pick" (Climate Desk) [6]