woodlands texas u.s. environmental protection agency cut response time permit request within six months end 2018 part agency goal reduce regulations delay administrator scott pruitt say thursday move come president donald trump push shrink size government cut regulations especially coal oil sectors regulatory uncertainty big reason u.s. economy grow fast pruitt say panel discussion texas oil gas association lone star energy forum outside houston epa case take several years review permit request pruitt say cut response time key goal take office early year task delegate henry darwin chief staff former staffer arizona department environmental quality do matter process place achieve result say pruitt former oklahoma attorney general environmentalists consistently challenge pruitt decisions atop epa say agency rush approval project could harm environment remark crowd oil gas executives pruitt say see role choose economy environmental stewardship one great challenge country ask question true environmentalism pruitt say job growth environmental stewardship early month pruitt issue notice agency intend repeal clean power plan say rely controversial calculations economic cost benefit end rule could save 33 billion regulatory cost epa estimate pruitt say believe epa authority regulate electricity generate clean air act although former president barack obama administration take opposite approach u.s. congress pruitt say tell proceed vow take action issue without legislative approval congress give us authority something say want give us authority regulate certain areas need specific tell us u.s. epa shrink response time permit request pruitt