"EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this morning announced a series of concrete steps to address health concerns associated with a class of nonstick chemicals at an event marred by mishandling of the press.
Dubbed the National Leadership Summit on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or PFAS, the event at EPA headquarters included representatives from states, tribes, federal agencies, congressional offices, industry and public health groups.
EPA guards allowed reporters listed on an email printout to attend the first hour of the two-day event, which was livestreamed on the agency's website, as well."
Corbin Hiar reports for Greenwire May 22, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"EPA Reverses Course, Lets Reporters Into Hearing After Outcry" (The Hill)
"Pruitt Promises Action On Rising Threat From Contaminants" (AP)
"EPA Blocks Some Media From Summit, Then Reverses Course" (AP)
"Dem Senator Presses EPA Over Reporter 'Intimidation'" (The Hill)
"Scott Pruitt’s Awful Media Office" (Washington Post)
"Dems Demand Release Of 'Nightmare' Toxicology Study" (E&E Daily)
"Media Push Back Against EPA Limiting Reporters At Chemical Summit" (The Hill)
"EPA Reverses Media Ban At Summit On Toxic Chemicals" (Politico)
"Pruitt Bars AP, CNN from EPA Summit On Contaminants, Guards Push Reporter Out Of Building" (AP)
"EPA Blocks CNN And Associated Press Journalists From Attending Pruitt Speech" (CNN)
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