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Florida Environmentalists Fighting Pruitt Nomination

Environment Florida state director Jennifer Rubiello discusses her campaign to block the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Environment Florida state director Jennifer Rubiello discusses her campaign to block the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

While President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions and Supreme Court pick dominate the headlines, many Floridians are focused more intently on Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination as head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Environment Florida state director Jennifer Rubiello discusses her campaign to block the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Environment Florida state director Jennifer Rubiello discusses her campaign to block the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Capital Report’s Jim Ash spoke with Environment Florida state director Jennifer Rubiello, who is leading an effort to block Pruitt's appointment.

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Jim Ash is a reporter at WFSU-FM. A Miami native, he is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience, most of it in print. He has been a member of the Florida Capital Press Corps since 1992.
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