head u.s. environmental protection agency scott pruitt home state oklahoma least 43 92 days march april may accord copy travel record obtain environmental integrity project watchdog group review reuters pruitt frequent visit oklahoma raise concern among critics cultivate political relationships state taxpayer expense instead focus job head environmental regulator epa officials contend pruitt work hard pay trip home tulsa see wife children administrator pruitt work long hours available around clock say epa spokeswoman liz bowman extremely focus discipline evident fact spearhead two dozen significant regulatory action since swear in pruitt rile environmentalists routinely raise doubt realities climate change vow sweep away score obama-era regulations rule help business become head epa republican president donald trump oklahoma attorney general repeatedly sue agency run block federal environmental rule travel record show pruitt schedule spring often take cities u.s. heartland hold meet often oil gas industry representatives make speeches attend events fly tulsa extend weekend record show pruitt pay legs trip directly relate visit home although clear pay legs airfare pruitt travel oklahoma total 12,000 environmental integrity project say include travel lodge expense staff security detail record immediately available practice spend long weekend away washington see unusual former officials american people pay tax part-time cabinet officials say liz purchia gannon spokeswoman former epa head gina mccarthy serve former democratic president barack obama second term mccarthy family live boston head epa fit travel home personal time purchia gannon say source work former epa administrator lisa jackson mccarthy predecessor say jackson family move washington tenure travel see jackson available comment epa chief spend almost half spring home state oklahoma