In a blistering statement, New York’s top cop, Eric T. Schneiderman, called Donald Trump’s reported new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief, Scott Pruitt “dangerous” and “unqualified” and vowed fight to “protect our nation’s air and water.” Pruitt, a Republican, is currently Attorney General of Oklahoma, where his record on environmental issues, especially climate change, has been abysmal, according to Schneiderman....
Ben Carson, Donald Trump’s New Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has no housing or administrative experience, and harbors strong anti-gay and ultra-conservative religious views that may factor into his decision-making regarding the $50 billion agency....