washington email release oklahoma attorney general office show cozy relationship energy company scott pruitt state top prosecutor swear last week new chief u.s. environmental regulator media watchdog group say wednesday center media democracy seek release email energy company pruitt past two years say show energy company draft language pruitt attorney general office use sue u.s. environmental protection agency office head regulations energy operations center sue pruitt feb. ahead senate vote confirm nomination president donald trump release record detail communications energy company attorney general office release 7,500 page email late tuesday hold back unknown number document call exempt privilege oklahoma judge aletia timmons review document set time would release among document release communications devon energy pruitt 's office suggest company give oklahoma officials language limit methane emissions oil gas operations pruitt 's office use language sue epa regulations document suggest bit.ly/2lfeymc epa immediately respond request comment devon serve resource information expertise decision makers contact pruitt consistent policy engage policymakers company spokesman john porretto say nick surgey research director center media democracy call document release major breakthrough reveal close friendly relationship pruitt office oil gas industry frequent meet call dinners center say release email pruitt office violate oklahoma open record act delay issuance critics pruitt nomination head epa concern record environment sue agency dozen time behalf oil-producing state doubt science climate change democrats senate hold night debate last week try stop confirmation vote email release confirm friday two democrats energy-producing state vote spokesman oklahoma attorney general office would say many document send judge review decide ones fully release office go beyond require open record act produce record would typically consider ones outside law scope office say release email show tie new epa head energy firm watchdog