washington u.s. senate confirm president donald trump pick run environmental protection agency friday objections democrats environmentalists worry gut agency administration ready executive order ease regulation drillers miners installation scott pruitt sue agency intend lead dozen time oklahoma attorney general reinforce expectations side political divide america cede position leader global fight climate change senators vote 52-46 approve pruitt swear late friday afternoon white house one republican senator susan collins maine vote two democrats energy-producing state joe manchin west virginia heidi heitkamp north dakota vote confirmation doubt scott return epa core objectives say republican senator jam inhofe also oklahoma add agency guilty federal overreach unlawful rule make duplicative red tape president barack obama presidency nomination pruitt sue epa dozen time behalf oil-producing state doubt science climate change upset many former current agency employees nearly 800 former epa staff urge senate reject pruitt letter week say show interest enforce environmental laws early month 30 current employees epa regional office chicago join protest pruitt hold green group trump likely issue executive order soon next week reshape epa source say republican president promise kill obama clean power plan currently hold court aim slash carbon emissions coal natural gas fire power plant trump also want give state authority environmental issue strike federal regulations drill technologies get rid obama rule seek clarify epa jurisdiction stream rivers conservatives warmly welcome pruitt confirmation far long epa act overzealous manner ignore separation power role state right property owners say nick loris economist heritage foundation democratic senator ben cardin however say concern administration enforce emissions cut outline clean power plan would increase u.s. pollution harm country leadership international efforts curb climate change opponents pruitt also protest tie energy industry republicans majority senate democrats speak thursday night friday morning senate floor try extend debate pruitt late february 3,000 email energy company likely reveal judge oklahoma judge rule week pruitt turn email office energy company tuesday watchdog group center media democracy sue release judge review perhaps hold back email release court clerk say democratic senate leader chuck schumer tell reporters majority leader senator mitch mcconnell move strap blinders fellow republicans wait release pruitt email environmentalists decry approval believe climate science belong epa say may boeve head environmentalist group 350.org climate doubter pruitt take epa rein trump target regulations