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Tomorrow. this epa -- all epa labor departments go back and forth between republican and democrat. how do you classify it under scott prut. >> it goes back to what donald trump said he was going to drain the swamp. to make sure the large corporation lobbyists were going to stay out of washington. but what hes done is the exact opposite of that. if you look at the people he is nominatiing they have deep connections to the industries they are supposed to be regulating. that is a roip thats not jus...

Safety is michael dorson, an industry researcher who spent decades working to stave off laws. and then the leading advocate runs the epa. its being run by people the agency used to protect the environment from. im joined by cory booker of new jersey hes a member of the city and environmental. hes introducing a new bill tomorrow. this epa -- all epa labor departments go back and forth between republican and democrat. how do you classify it under scott prut. >> it goes back to what donald trump sa...

Extremely difficult, prut said that the u.s. can pursue mutual goals of protecting the environment and growing the economy and the notion that these two are mutually exclusive is wrong. what do you think of that? >> well, i think that mr. prut misses probably the most obvious point, which is that the growth of the american economy at this point is tied to moving to new kinds of energy. so that in fact, if we move to the new technologies that are cheaper than fossil fuels, we will grow much faste...

Oklahoma, there was a part of his agency as attorney general was designed to protect environmental interests and he disbanded that unit completely and started up another unit to sue the american government and the epa to prevent them from imposing environmental standards. so, when he talks about partnership, i really think hes talking about partnering with corporations to preserve their interests against the interest of american citizens. >> one of the biggest environmental disasters of the last...

Hottest year on record. according to the world metrology cal association, this is the third consecutive year global temperatures have climbed higher than any previous year. cnns rene marsh joins me from capitol hill. rene, mr. prut was asked about his perspective on climate change whether he views it as a hoax as donald trump has suggested and tweeted in the past. >> thats right. this is a sticking point. >> science tells us the climate is changing. and human activity in some manner impacts that...

Behalf of those kids? >> senator, ive actually provided a list of cases totd chairman with respect to enforcement steps weve taken in multiple pieces of environmental litigation. >> all right. the senators point there was that he felt that during his time as attorney general in oklahoma, scott prut fought more so for the energy industry as opposed to the people of oklahoma. that is the senators take on this. i did speak with senator carper. we also spoke with senator bernie sanders, both of them...

Joining me environmentalist tom stier, a fierce critic of donald trump especially his position on the environment. tom, thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. you heard attorney general prut, oklahoma attorney general prut commenting on climate change saying its not a hoax, allowing the human activity is contributing. but he did say the extent of climate change and how the world should respond to it is up for debate and dialogue. whats your reaction? >> well, my reaction, jake, is that this is...

Events here on planet earth. that seems to be where theyre dodging these days. rene, mr. prut today also -- he was also accused by democrats of working on behalf of industry rather than protecting the environment. >> thats right. i mean, there was this one moment between scott prut and senator corey booker. we have that moment for you in which he brings up stats from mr. pruts own state of oklahoma. stats as it relates to asthma in children. take a listen to that exchange. >> do you know how man...

>> as ive indicated, senator, i really believe that its important and its a partnership between the epa and the states. i made reference to the phrase earlier national standards and neighborhood solutions. i think that that shows that the epa can be involved and should be involved in setting standards, setting objective science-based standards to improve air quality and protecting the health of our citizens. >> obviously you know that a lot of local businesses complain about the epa, about burea...