"Energy Executives, Secretive Nonprofit Raise Money To Back Pruitt"

"New group warns that EPA nominee's confirmation 'is not a certainty' and millions of dollars are needed for the fight."

"Energy companies and their executives have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into political action committees run by or supporting President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt. And now Pruitt is getting extra help from a new nonprofit that doesn't have to disclose its donors.

Pruitt has become a favorite of conservatives as well as oil and coal companies since he has helped lead the legal fight against President Barack Obama's environmental and climate change agenda — policies the White House's opponents see as an overreach of federal power and a threat to fossil fuels.

The new group, Protecting America Now, warns that Pruitt’s confirmation “is not a certainty” and says that millions of dollars are needed for advertising and social media campaigns to counter anti-Pruitt campaigning from "anti-business, environmental extremists,” according to a flier obtained by POLITICO."

Alex Guillén and Esther Whieldon report for Politico January 6, 2017.

SEE ALSO:

"Super PAC Rules Would Keep Pruitt's Corporate Cash Flowing" (EnergyWire)

"EPA Pick Pruitt Awash in Industry Cash as Nomination Battle Heats Up" (Common Dreams)

"Democrats Press EPA Pick Pruitt On Energy Sector Ties" (Politico)

"Here Are All the Climate Deniers and Oil Flacks Who Love Trump’s EPA Pick" (Climate Desk)