Back in the United States, Scott Pruitt was sworn in as director of the Environmental Protection Agency Friday, after the Senate voted 52-46 to confirm him. His confirmation came despite fierce opposition from environmentalists, Senate Democrats and members of the EPA itself, who say they fear Pruitt will suppress scientific findings and undermine their work and that the Trump administration might even seek to abolish the EPA entirely. As Oklahoma attorney general, Pruitt sued the EPA 14 times. His confirmation and swearing-in came only one day after a district judge ordered Pruitt’s former office to release thousands of pages of correspondence with oil, coal and gas companies.