Pruitt's "War On Lead" Meeting Happened, But Nobody Seems To Know Anything About It

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But while EPA promoted the meeting, releasing a copy of Pruitt's invitation to Cabinet members, the agency has said little about what occurred at the meeting.

Formed in 1997 by executive order from President Clinton, the task force is co-chaired by the heads of EPA and the Department of Health and Human Services, with membership consisting of other Cabinet members. But administrators rarely attend the meetings, sending lower-level career employees who work on public and children's health issues in their stead. Those lower-level employees are divided into working groups on public health topics like lead or asthma.

Pruitt's meeting last week was unusual in that it included political appointees, including the deputy secretaries for Agriculture and HHS and Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand. An EPA spokesman said "career EPA officials who regularly attend Lead Working Group meetings were also in attendance, as well as senior leaders from key EPA programs that will contribute" to a draft federal strategy the working group has written. The spokesman didn't identify which employees attended the meetings.

Lead Working Group members from multiple agencies asked about the meeting by E&E News said they hadn't been invited and were unsure whether any members had. "We are still waiting for guidance from political higher-ups," said one member, who noted the Lead Working Group is currently working to finalize a lead strategy for the federal government. Said another member, "I heard it went well, but they didn't give us any details."

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1. Trump admin. hiding something