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Alaskans. youll have a host of lawsuits. i am convinced. >> reporter: alaskas governor mike dunleavy elected last fall is a huge trump supporter. hes met with president trump multiple times. sent this letter to the president asking for a long list of epa reversals, including what he called the clean water 404 veto. a direct reference to pebble mine. a member of his staff used to work on the pebble project in public relations. and at epa headquarters, andrew wheeler, the former coal company lobby...

Decision. >> thats the decision. >> reporter: and the only recourse is for environmental groups to sue. >> youll have a host of lawsuits. >> reporter: alaskas governor is a huge trump supporter. he sent this letter to the president asking for a long list of epa reversals including the clean water 404 veto, a direct reference to pebble mine. a member of his staff used to work on the project in public relations. and at epa headquarters, andrew wheeler, the former coal company lobbyist, has a tie t...

Environment, to the fisheries, to the state of alaska, if the president decides, thats the decision? >> thats the decision. >> and the only reof courcourses for environmental groups to sue? >> environmental groups, native akins, youll have a host of lawsuits im convince. >> reporter: alaskas governor dunleavy is a huge trump supporter. sent this letter to the president asking for a long list of epa reversals including what he called the clean water 404 veto. a direct reference to pebble mining. ...

>> the only recourse is for environmental groups to sue. theyll have a host of them. hes met with president trump multiple times. sent this letter to the president asking for a long list of epa reversals, including what he called the clean water 404 veto, a direct reference to pebble mine. a member of his staff used to work on the pebble staff in public relations and at epa headquarters, andrew wheeler, the former coal audience. he has recused himself. they said the obama era protections were ou...

Things for the administration >> on the environmental side, this disregard of science, theyre gutting science cross the agencies, cross the departments, cross the government. >> even if scientists are advising you, mr. president, this is very dangerous to the environment, to the fisheries, to the state of alaska, if the president decides thats the decision. >> thats the decision. >> reporter: and the only recourse is for environmental groups to sue. >> youll have a host of lawsuits. im convinced...

404 veto, a direct reference to pebble mine. a member of his staff used to work on the pebble project in public relations. and at epa headquarters andrew wheeler, the former coal company lobbyist now running the agency has to tie to pebble miep. he has recused himself from decision making on the project because his former law firm represents the mine. >> jim in response to the report, the epa says the obama era protections were outdated and the mine still has to go through the approval process. ...

Security communications not subject to hacking from the outside can be held. its called a sensitive compartmented information facility, scif." end quote. that was from the epa in september. you can sort of hear the scolding. its not a soundproof booth because hes a weird guy who just randomly wants a soundproof booth. its an official thing. he needs. its his scif. and you dont know that because you dont need one. but he does. thats what the epa said in september to justify spending tens of thous...

>> press accounts said that you installed a $25,000 soundproof booth in your office at epa headquarters. is that true? >> its a secure phone line. >> okay. so its a scif, what we call a sensitive compartmental information facility. is that right? >> they are -- yes. >> okay. so its a scif? yes. scott pruitt saying very clearly, as clear as his office had been a few months before, this thing in his office which was originally thought to cost $25,000 turned out to be more like $43,000, that was hi...

Administrator. first reports were it cost $25,000, it actually cost taxpayers $43,000. cabinet officials are not allowed to spend tens of thousands to upgrade their offices. by they law get $5,000 a year to upgrade a lamp or curtains. so when "the washington post" broke the news about scott pruitt installing a $43,000 epa cone of silence in his office, that was a problem. the way they pushed back was by saying, maybe we spent money but it was not a new lamp or curtains. that pushback was the $43...