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Arizona Environmentalist Weighs In On What EPA's Top Issues Might Be

Newly-released emails show new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt worked closely with companies in the industries he’s now charged with overseeing, including electric utilities and oil and gas producers.

And his lawsuits against the EPA while Oklahoma attorney general were a topic of discussion during his confirmation hearing.

Now that Pruitt is the head of the EPA, we wanted to find out what an Arizona environmentalist thinks some of the top issues might be. Pat Graham is the Arizona state director for the Nature Conservancy.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.