Pruitt Bars Media from EPA Summit on Contaminants, Guards Push Reporter Out of Building

 

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency barred The Associated Press and CNN from a national summit on harmful water contaminants on Tuesday — and guards forcibly shoved a female reporter out of the building.

The EPA blocked the media organizations, along with the environmental-focused E&E News, from attending the meeting in Washington, convened by EPA chief Scott Pruitt.

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Source: NBC News